DAO 155:1-6 (2023) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03736
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Cook Inlet beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas with valvular endocarditis, encephalitis, rhabdomyolysis, heavy parasitism and fungal dermatitis
Natalie M. Rouse1,2,*, Kathy Burek-Huntington1,2
*Corresponding author: avps.natalie.rouse@gmail.com
ABSTRACT: This is a case report of a Cook Inlet beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas found dead stranded on September 28, 2020 in Turnagain Arm, Alaska. This subadult male had valvular endocarditis, encephalitis, rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuric nephropathy, severe parasitism and fungal dermatitis. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was detected in the heart lesion, eye and external swabs. The level of infection and parasitism in this individual is markedly higher than what has been found in other Cook Inlet belugas, suggesting immunosuppression.
KEY WORDS: Beluga · Cook Inlet · Valvular endocarditis · Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae · Encephalitis · Rhabdomyolysis · Myoglobinuric nephropathy
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(2023) Cook Inlet beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas with valvular endocarditis, encephalitis, rhabdomyolysis, heavy parasitism and fungal dermatitis. Dis Aquat Org 155:1-6. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03736
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