Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans
The presence of tattoo skin disease (TSD) was examined in 1392 free-ranging and dead odontocetes comprising 17 species from the Americas, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand and Greenland. We investigated whether TSD prevalence varied with sex, age and health status. TSD was encountered in cetaceans f...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:222409 2023-05-15T16:29:48+02:00 Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans Van Bressem, M.-F. Van Waerebeek, K. Aznar, F.J. Raga, J.A. Jepson, P.D. Duignan, P. Deaville, R. Flach, L. Viddi, F. Baker, J.R. Di Beneditto, A.P. Echegaray, M. Genov, T. Reyes, J. Félix, F. Gaspar, R. Ramos, R. Peddemors, V. Sanino, G.P. Siebert, U. 2009 application/pdf https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/243185.pdf en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000269026400009 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/oi.org/10.3354/dao02080 https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/243185.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess %3Ci%3EDis.+Aquat.+Org.+85%283%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+225-237.+%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.3354%2Fdao02080%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.3354%2Fdao02080%3C%2Fa%3E Cetacea [whales dolphins and porpoises] info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2009 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02080 2022-05-01T09:54:47Z The presence of tattoo skin disease (TSD) was examined in 1392 free-ranging and dead odontocetes comprising 17 species from the Americas, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand and Greenland. We investigated whether TSD prevalence varied with sex, age and health status. TSD was encountered in cetaceans from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans as well as in those from the North, Mediterranean and Tasman Seas. No clear patterns related to geography and host phylogeny were detected, except that prevalence of TSD in juveniles and, in 2 species (dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus and Burmeister’s porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis ), in adults was remarkably high in samples from Peru. Environmental factors and virus properties may be responsible for this finding. Sex did not significantly influence TSD prevalence except in the case of Peruvian P. spinipinnis . Generally, there was a pattern of TSD increase in juveniles compared to calves, attributed to the loss of maternal immunity. Also, in most samples, juveniles seemed to have a higher probability of suffering TSD than adults, presumably because more adults had acquired active immunity following infection. This holo-endemic pattern was inverted in poor health short-beaked common dolphins Delphinus delphis and harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena from the British Isles, and in Chilean dolphins Cephalorhynchus eutropia from Patagonia, where adults showed a higher TSD prevalence than juveniles. Very large tattoos were seen in some adult odontocetes from the SE Pacific, NE Atlantic and Portugal’s Sado Estuary, which suggest impaired immune response. The epidemiological pattern of TSD may be an indicator of cetacean population health. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Phocoena phocoena Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Greenland Holo ENVELOPE(9.954,9.954,63.343,63.343) New Zealand Pacific Patagonia Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 85 225 237 |
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Cetacea [whales dolphins and porpoises] Van Bressem, M.-F. Van Waerebeek, K. Aznar, F.J. Raga, J.A. Jepson, P.D. Duignan, P. Deaville, R. Flach, L. Viddi, F. Baker, J.R. Di Beneditto, A.P. Echegaray, M. Genov, T. Reyes, J. Félix, F. Gaspar, R. Ramos, R. Peddemors, V. Sanino, G.P. Siebert, U. Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans |
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The presence of tattoo skin disease (TSD) was examined in 1392 free-ranging and dead odontocetes comprising 17 species from the Americas, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand and Greenland. We investigated whether TSD prevalence varied with sex, age and health status. TSD was encountered in cetaceans from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans as well as in those from the North, Mediterranean and Tasman Seas. No clear patterns related to geography and host phylogeny were detected, except that prevalence of TSD in juveniles and, in 2 species (dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus and Burmeister’s porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis ), in adults was remarkably high in samples from Peru. Environmental factors and virus properties may be responsible for this finding. Sex did not significantly influence TSD prevalence except in the case of Peruvian P. spinipinnis . Generally, there was a pattern of TSD increase in juveniles compared to calves, attributed to the loss of maternal immunity. Also, in most samples, juveniles seemed to have a higher probability of suffering TSD than adults, presumably because more adults had acquired active immunity following infection. This holo-endemic pattern was inverted in poor health short-beaked common dolphins Delphinus delphis and harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena from the British Isles, and in Chilean dolphins Cephalorhynchus eutropia from Patagonia, where adults showed a higher TSD prevalence than juveniles. Very large tattoos were seen in some adult odontocetes from the SE Pacific, NE Atlantic and Portugal’s Sado Estuary, which suggest impaired immune response. The epidemiological pattern of TSD may be an indicator of cetacean population health. |
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Van Bressem, M.-F. Van Waerebeek, K. Aznar, F.J. Raga, J.A. Jepson, P.D. Duignan, P. Deaville, R. Flach, L. Viddi, F. Baker, J.R. Di Beneditto, A.P. Echegaray, M. Genov, T. Reyes, J. Félix, F. Gaspar, R. Ramos, R. Peddemors, V. Sanino, G.P. Siebert, U. |
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Van Bressem, M.-F. Van Waerebeek, K. Aznar, F.J. Raga, J.A. Jepson, P.D. Duignan, P. Deaville, R. Flach, L. Viddi, F. Baker, J.R. Di Beneditto, A.P. Echegaray, M. Genov, T. Reyes, J. Félix, F. Gaspar, R. Ramos, R. Peddemors, V. Sanino, G.P. Siebert, U. |
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Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans |
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Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans |
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Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans |
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Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans |
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Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans |
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epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans |
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