Volume 14, Number 3—March 2008
Research
Exposure to Novel Parainfluenza Virus and Clinical Relevance in 2 Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Populations
Table 1
Frequencies of abnormal hematologic and inflammatory indicator values in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) within 60 d before and 30 d after PIV antibody seroconversion (n = 22)*
Blood variable | Adult dolphin reference range | Median value (range), cases | No. (%) cases below reference range | No. (%) cases above reference range |
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Leukocytes, cells/μL | 4,275–10,089 | 12,950 (5,700–38,800) | 2 (9.1) | 18 (81.8) |
HCT, % | 38–46 | 39 (29–50) | 11 (50.0) | 0 |
Platelets, cells/μL | 55,000–143,000 | 116,000 (25,000–333,000) | 6 (27.3) | 11 (50.0) |
Neutrophils, cells/μL | 2,737–7,570 | 9,750 (3,760–36,470) | 2 (9.1) | 18 (81.8) |
Lymphocytes, cells/μL | 270–1,500 | 1,425 (290–5,210) | 3 (13.6) | 7 (31.8) |
Monocytes, cells/μL | 0–576 | 300 (0–3, 080) | NA | 11 (50.0) |
Eosinophils, cells/μL | 78–1,792 | 900 (0–3,000) | 8 (36.4) | 3 (13.6) |
ESR, mL/60 min | 0–18 | 22 (1–131) | NA | 16 (72.7) |
Iron, μg/dL | 92–300 | 193 (22–1,036) | 8 (36.4) | 9 (40.9) |
*PIV, parainfluenza virus; HCT, hematocrit; NA, not available; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.