Omphalitis and peritonitis in a young West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) |
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Authors: | M T Walsh G D Bossart W G Young P M Rose |
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Institution: | Veterinary Reference Laboratory, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309. |
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Abstract: | Mortality data for the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) indicates that from 1979 to 1984 16% of the recorded deaths involved young juveniles. Necropsy of a young manatee from the west coast of Florida revealed an active infection of the umbilical area (omphalitis) extending down the umbilical artery and veins. A generalized peritonitis was present. Bacterial cultures revealed Streptococcus faecium, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Pseudomonas putrefaciens and Escherichia coli. |
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