Omphalitis and peritonitis in a young West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).
Mortality data for the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) indicates that from 1979 to 1984 16% of the recorded deaths involved young juveniles. Necropsy of a young manatee from the west coast of Florida revealed an active infection of the umbilical area (omphalitis) extending down the umbilical artery and veins. A generalized peritonitis was present. Bacterial cultures revealed Streptococcus faecium, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Pseudomonas putrefaciens and Escherichia coli.
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Veterinary Reference Laboratory, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309.
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D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008322:Mammals; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014472:Umbilicus