Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Salmonella Newport omphaloarteritis in a stranded killer whale (Orcinus orca) neonate.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Colegrove, Kathleen M et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology · United States
Abstract
Salmonella enterica serovar Newport (Salmonella Newport) was isolated from multiple tissues in a neonate killer whale (Orcinus orca) that stranded dead in 2005 along the central coast of California, USA. Necrotizing omphaloarteritis and omphalophlebitis was observed on histologic examination suggesting umbilical infection was the route of entry. Genetic analysis of skin samples indicated that the neonate had an offshore haplotype. Salmonellosis has rarely been identified in free-ranging marine mammals and the significance of Salmonella Newport infection to the health of free-ranging killer whales is currently unknown.
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