Postmortem findings in four south American sea lions (Otaria byronia) from an urban colony in Valdivia, Chile

Maximiliano A. Sepúlveda, Mauricio Seguel, Mario Alvarado-Rybak, Claudio Verdugo, Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi, Rafael Tamayo

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-282
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Wildlife Diseases
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology

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