Postmortem findings in four south American sea lions (Otaria byronia) from an urban colony in Valdivia, Chile.
We performed postmortem examination on four South American sea lions (Otaria byronia) from an urban colony in Valdivia, Chile. Chronic leptospirosis and suspected morbillivirus-like infection were diagnosed in one individual. Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and the zoonotic helminthes Contracaecum sp., Pseudoterranova sp., and Diphyllobothrium sp. were also detected.
1 Instituto de Medicina Preventiva Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja s/n, Valdivia, Chile.
Maximiliano A
MA
Sepúlveda
Mauricio
M
Seguel
Mario
M
Alvarado-Rybak
Claudio
C
Verdugo
Claudia
C
Muñoz-Zanzi
Rafael
R
Tamayo
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D002677:Chile; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018185:Morbillivirus Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D046070:Sea Lions; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D015047:Zoonoses
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan