Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Case Report: Ambergris coprolite and septicemia in a male sperm whale stranded in La Palma (Canary Islands). |
| Authors: |
Fernández, Antonio, Suárez-Santana, Cristian, Alonso-Almorox, Paula, Achille Consoli, Francesco, Suárez González, Zuleima, Molpeceres-Diego, Ignacio, Iglesias González, Claudia, Lorente Hernández, Marta, Hugo Pérez, Amaranta, Luis Martín-Barrasa, José, Iglesias Llorente, Laura, Medina, Félix M., Grandía Guzmán, Raiden, Llinás Rueda, Diego, Arbelo, Manuel, Sierra, Eva |
| Source: |
Frontiers in Veterinary Science; 2024, p1-6, 6p |
| Subject Terms: |
SPERM whale, SEPSIS, MYOCARDIUM, CLOSTRIDIUM perfringens, CAUSES of death |
| Geographic Terms: |
CANARY Islands, SPAIN |
| Abstract: |
On the 21st of May 2023, a dead adult male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) of 13 m in length and estimated weight of around 18,000 kg was reportedly stranded at Playa Los Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. A necropsy was performed 48hpm. A 50 cm diameter and 9.5 kg coprolite was found obstructing the caudal colon-rectal lumen. Necro-hemorrhagic lesions were found in heart muscles and three different bacteria of intestinal origin were isolated and identified (Edwarsiella tarda, Hathewaya limosa and Clostridium perfringens). It is reported a lethal septicemia of intestinal origin associated with ambergris coprolite as cause of death in this sperm whale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |