Percutaneous exposure to ethyl parathion in a feral Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus).
A feral Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) was found with tremors, weakness, digit and wing flexion, and an inability to fly. A zero blood cholinesterase activity and a favorable response to treatment with pralidoxime hydrochloride indicated exposure to an anticholinergic pesticide. The bird died after 7 d, and traces of the organophosphate insecticide ethyl parathion were found in the liver and from a blue discolored skin area of the neck. Continuous exposure to ethyl parathion through dermal absorption was presumed the cause of death of the vulture.
Shlosberg
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Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel.
Lublin
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Bahat
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Heymann
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Hanji
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Bellaiche
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Mechani
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S
Nyska
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D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001717:Birds; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D010243:Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D010278:Parathion / Q000506:poisoning*; D011220:Pralidoxime Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011220:Pralidoxime Compounds; D010278:Parathion; D001285:Atropine; C028797:pralidoxime