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  • Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
    'Inter-Research Science Center', 2016
    Co-Authors: Mcaloose Denise, Chirife Andrea, Di Martino Matías, La Sala, Luciano Francisco, Rago, María Virginia, Olson Sarah, Beltramino Lucas, Pozzi, Luciana Melina, Musmeci Luciana, Mohamed Nadia
    Abstract:

    Between 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included alarmingly high annual losses between 2007 and 2012, a peak number of deaths (116) in 2012, and a significant number of deaths across years in calves-of-the-year (544 of 605 [89.9%]; average = 60.4 yr-1). Post-mortem examination and pathogen testing were performed on 212 whales; 208 (98.1%) were calves-of-the-year and 48.0% of these were newborns or neonates. A known or probable cause of death was established in only a small number (6.6%) of cases. These included ship strike in a juvenile and blunt trauma or lacerations (n = 5), pneumonia (n = 4), myocarditis (n = 2), meningitis (n = 1), or myocarditis and meningitis (n = 1) in calves. Ante-mortem gull parasitism was the most common gross finding. It was associated with systemic disease in a single 1-2 mo old calf. Immunohistochemical labeling for canine distemper virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp., and PCR for cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), influenza A, and apicomplexan protozoa were negative on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lung and brain samples from a subset of whales; PCR for Brucella spp. was positive in a newborn/neonate with pneumonia. Skin samples from whales with gull parasitism were PCR negative for CeMV, poxvirus, and papillomavirus. This is the first long-term study to investigate and summarize notable post-mortem findings in the PV SRW population. Consistent, significant findings within or between years to explain the majority of deaths and those in high-mortality years remain to be identifiedInst. de PatobiologíaFil: McAloose, DeniseWildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Rago, Virginia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados UnidosFil: Di Martino, Matías. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados UnidosFil: Chirife, AndreaSouthern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Olson, Sarah. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados UnidosFil: Beltramino, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Pozzi, Luciana Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: Musmeci, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: la Sala, Luciano Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Catedra de Parasitologia Clinica; ArgentinaFil: Mohamed, Nadia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Sala, Juan Emilio. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Bandieri, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Andrejuk, Julian. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados UnidosFil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados UnidosFil: Seimon, Tracie. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados UnidosFil: Sironi, Mariano. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas; ArgentinaFil: Samartino, Luis Ernesto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; ArgentinaFil: Rowntree, Victoria. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. University of Utah. Department of Biology; Estados UnidosFil: Uhart, Marcela M. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos. University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. One Health Institute; Argentin

  • Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
    'Inter-Research Science Center', 2016
    Co-Authors: Mcaloose Denise, Chirife Andrea, Di Martino Matías, La Sala, Luciano Francisco, Musmeci, Luciana Raquel, Rago, María Virginia, Pozzi, Luciana Melina, Olson, Sarah H., Beltramino, Lucas Esteban, Mohamed Nadia
    Abstract:

    Between 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included alarmingly high annual losses between 2007 and 2012, a peak number of deaths (116) in 2012, and a significant number of deaths across years in calves-of-the-year (544 of 605 [89.9%]; average = 60.4 yr-1). Postmortem examination and pathogen testing were performed on 212 whales; 208 (98.1%) were calvesof- the-year and 48.0% of these were newborns or neonates. A known or probable cause of death was established in only a small number (6.6%) of cases. These included ship strike in a juvenile and blunt trauma or lacerations (n = 5), pneumonia (n = 4), myocarditis (n = 2), meningitis (n = 1), or myocarditis and meningitis (n = 1) in calves. Ante-mortem gull parasitism was the most common gross finding. It was associated with systemic disease in a single 1-2 mo old calf. Immunohistochemical labeling for canine distemper virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp., and PCR for cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), influenza A, and apicomplexan protozoa were negative on formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded lung and brain samples from a subset of whales; PCR for Brucella spp. was positive in a newborn/neonate with pneumonia. Skin samples from whales with gull parasitism were PCR negative for CeMV, poxvirus, and papillomavirus. This is the first long-term study to investigate and summarize notable post-mortem findings in the PV SRW population. Consistent, significant findings within or between years to explain the majority of deaths and those in high-mortality years remain to be identified.Fil: McAloose, Denise. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Rago, María Virginia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Di Martino, Matías. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Chirife, Andrea. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Olson, Sarah H.. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Beltramino, Lucas Esteban. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Pozzi, Luciana Melina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: Musmeci, Luciana Raquel. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: la Sala, Luciano Francisco. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Mohamed, Nadia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Sala, Juan Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Bandieri, Lucas Martín. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Andrejuk, Julian. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Seimon, Tracie. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Sironi, Mariano. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Samartino, Luis Ernesto. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Instituto de Patobiología; ArgentinaFil: Rowntree, Victoria. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. University of Utah; Estados UnidosFil: Uhart, Marcela María. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos. University of California; Estados Unido

Leo R Douglas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • high value natural resources linking Wildlife Conservation to international conflict insecurity and development concerns
    Biological Conservation, 2014
    Co-Authors: Leo R Douglas, Kelvin Alie
    Abstract:

    The relationship between natural resources and conflict is well documented, except for Wildlife. We discuss the role that Wildlife can play in national and international security interests, including Wildlife’s role in financing the activities of belligerent groups and catalyzing social conflict. We argue that, similar to the findings for other high-value natural resources, Wildlife can have a powerful influence on violent conflicts and security interests, particularly in developing and weak states, where the earth’s biological resources are disproportionately found. We suggest that recognizing this relationship is important because it illuminates the gravity of the threat facing several charismatic species. The association also illuminates a neglected link between Wildlife Conservation and high-priority security and development policy concerns. We advocate that documenting and deconstructing the relationship between the Wildlife trade and international crime, armed conflict, security, and development concerns within the context of our knowledge of other high-value natural resources has policy and management implications of great important in Conservation practice.

Dee P Boersma - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Mcaloose Denise - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
    'Inter-Research Science Center', 2016
    Co-Authors: Mcaloose Denise, Chirife Andrea, Di Martino Matías, La Sala, Luciano Francisco, Rago, María Virginia, Olson Sarah, Beltramino Lucas, Pozzi, Luciana Melina, Musmeci Luciana, Mohamed Nadia
    Abstract:

    Between 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included alarmingly high annual losses between 2007 and 2012, a peak number of deaths (116) in 2012, and a significant number of deaths across years in calves-of-the-year (544 of 605 [89.9%]; average = 60.4 yr-1). Post-mortem examination and pathogen testing were performed on 212 whales; 208 (98.1%) were calves-of-the-year and 48.0% of these were newborns or neonates. A known or probable cause of death was established in only a small number (6.6%) of cases. These included ship strike in a juvenile and blunt trauma or lacerations (n = 5), pneumonia (n = 4), myocarditis (n = 2), meningitis (n = 1), or myocarditis and meningitis (n = 1) in calves. Ante-mortem gull parasitism was the most common gross finding. It was associated with systemic disease in a single 1-2 mo old calf. Immunohistochemical labeling for canine distemper virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp., and PCR for cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), influenza A, and apicomplexan protozoa were negative on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lung and brain samples from a subset of whales; PCR for Brucella spp. was positive in a newborn/neonate with pneumonia. Skin samples from whales with gull parasitism were PCR negative for CeMV, poxvirus, and papillomavirus. This is the first long-term study to investigate and summarize notable post-mortem findings in the PV SRW population. Consistent, significant findings within or between years to explain the majority of deaths and those in high-mortality years remain to be identifiedInst. de PatobiologíaFil: McAloose, DeniseWildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Rago, Virginia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados UnidosFil: Di Martino, Matías. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados UnidosFil: Chirife, AndreaSouthern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Olson, Sarah. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados UnidosFil: Beltramino, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Pozzi, Luciana Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: Musmeci, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: la Sala, Luciano Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Catedra de Parasitologia Clinica; ArgentinaFil: Mohamed, Nadia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Sala, Juan Emilio. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Bandieri, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Andrejuk, Julian. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados UnidosFil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados UnidosFil: Seimon, Tracie. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados UnidosFil: Sironi, Mariano. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas; ArgentinaFil: Samartino, Luis Ernesto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; ArgentinaFil: Rowntree, Victoria. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. University of Utah. Department of Biology; Estados UnidosFil: Uhart, Marcela M. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos. University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. One Health Institute; Argentin

  • Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
    'Inter-Research Science Center', 2016
    Co-Authors: Mcaloose Denise, Chirife Andrea, Di Martino Matías, La Sala, Luciano Francisco, Musmeci, Luciana Raquel, Rago, María Virginia, Pozzi, Luciana Melina, Olson, Sarah H., Beltramino, Lucas Esteban, Mohamed Nadia
    Abstract:

    Between 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included alarmingly high annual losses between 2007 and 2012, a peak number of deaths (116) in 2012, and a significant number of deaths across years in calves-of-the-year (544 of 605 [89.9%]; average = 60.4 yr-1). Postmortem examination and pathogen testing were performed on 212 whales; 208 (98.1%) were calvesof- the-year and 48.0% of these were newborns or neonates. A known or probable cause of death was established in only a small number (6.6%) of cases. These included ship strike in a juvenile and blunt trauma or lacerations (n = 5), pneumonia (n = 4), myocarditis (n = 2), meningitis (n = 1), or myocarditis and meningitis (n = 1) in calves. Ante-mortem gull parasitism was the most common gross finding. It was associated with systemic disease in a single 1-2 mo old calf. Immunohistochemical labeling for canine distemper virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp., and PCR for cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), influenza A, and apicomplexan protozoa were negative on formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded lung and brain samples from a subset of whales; PCR for Brucella spp. was positive in a newborn/neonate with pneumonia. Skin samples from whales with gull parasitism were PCR negative for CeMV, poxvirus, and papillomavirus. This is the first long-term study to investigate and summarize notable post-mortem findings in the PV SRW population. Consistent, significant findings within or between years to explain the majority of deaths and those in high-mortality years remain to be identified.Fil: McAloose, Denise. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Rago, María Virginia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Di Martino, Matías. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Chirife, Andrea. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Olson, Sarah H.. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Beltramino, Lucas Esteban. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Pozzi, Luciana Melina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: Musmeci, Luciana Raquel. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: la Sala, Luciano Francisco. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Mohamed, Nadia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Sala, Juan Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Bandieri, Lucas Martín. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Andrejuk, Julian. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Seimon, Tracie. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Sironi, Mariano. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Samartino, Luis Ernesto. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Instituto de Patobiología; ArgentinaFil: Rowntree, Victoria. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. University of Utah; Estados UnidosFil: Uhart, Marcela María. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos. University of California; Estados Unido