Animal poisonings: the 10-year experience of a veterinary analytical toxicology laboratory.
Data on 10-y of chemical toxicological analyses carried out in a veterinary laboratory in Barcelona, Spain for suspected wild and domestic animal poisonings are summarized. The 218 cases involved more than 1 million animals, some 7,500 of which died. Pesticides, especially insecticides (46.6%) and rodenticides (37.9%), were frequently involved. Strychnine (n = 11) and aldicarb (n = 10) were the most usual toxic agents in baits prepared for intentional poisonings; other cases involved pentachlorophenol, hexachlorocyclohexane or anticoagulant rodenticides. Service to veterinarians and others could be improved if a coordinated network of national and regional Animal Poison Centers were created.
Guitart
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Laboratory of Toxicology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
Manosa
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Guerrero
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Mateo
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D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D000818:Animals; D003625:Data Collection; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D013030:Spain; D014116:Toxicology / Q000379:methods*