title: Pesticide poisoning of animals of wild fauna.
abstract: Poisoning of rare birds of prey (7 Aegipius monachus and 1 Aquila chrysaetus) and 11 foxes by carbofuran is reported. The poisoning is an ecological disaster because of the death of A monachus, which is a rare species. Identification, confirmation and distribution of the toxic substance was performed by TLC and HPLC techniques.
authors.affiliation: Center of Veterinary Institutions of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Antoniou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zantopoulos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skartsi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsoukali-Papadopoulou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality; D002235:Carbofuran / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005589:Foxes; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000737:chemistry; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D007306:Insecticides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000187:drug effects; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D011041:Poisoning / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary; D012015:Reference Standards; D013045:Species Specificity; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013270:Stomach / Q000187:drug effects; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D002235:Carbofuran