title: Possible cantharidin poisoning of a great bustard (Otis tarda).
abstract: A possible cantharidin intoxication of a great bustard (Otis tarda) was described. This wild bird died by a traumatism, but also presented diarrhoea, congestion of the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys and had ingested several blister beetles of the species Berberomeloe majalis. The analysis of the stomach content by GC-MS revealed the presence of cantharidin at a concentration of 1.37 μg/g of wet weight, a similar level than in other birds poisoned in captivity.
authors: Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors: Inés S
authors: IS
authors: Sánchez-Barbudo
authors: Pablo R
authors: PR
authors: Camarero
authors: Marino
authors: M
authors: García-Montijano
authors: Rafael
authors: R
authors: Mateo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D002193:Cantharidin / Q000506:poisoning*; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D002193:Cantharidin