Volume 14, Number 3—March 2008
Research
Exposure to Novel Parainfluenza Virus and Clinical Relevance in 2 Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Populations
Table 3
Clinical signs noted in selected bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) within 60 d before and 30 d after PIV antibody seroconversion and an abnormal hemogram (n = 22)*†
Animal | Clinical signs | Decreased appetite | Lethargy | Respiratory signs | Ocular signs | Epidermal signs | GI signs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | |||||||
B | X | X | X | ||||
C | |||||||
D | X | X | |||||
E | X | X | X | X | |||
F | X | X | |||||
G | X | X | X | ||||
H | X | X | X | X | X | ||
I | X | X | X | X | |||
J | X | X | X | X | |||
K | X | X | X | X | |||
L | |||||||
M | |||||||
N | X | X | X | X | |||
O | |||||||
P | X | X | X | ||||
Q | X | ||||||
R | X | X | |||||
S | X | X | X | X | |||
T | X | X | X | ||||
U | X | X | X | X | |||
V |
X |
X |
X |
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Total | 17 (77.3%) | 12 (54.5%) | 10 (45.5%) | 7 (31.8%) | 5 (22.7%) | 2 (9.1%) | 2 (9.1%) |
*PIV, parainfluenza virus; GI, gastrointestinal.
†No viruses were cultured from clinical samples collected from these animals, with the exception of the positive control dolphin, and 2 dolphins had culture-confirmed bacterial pneumonia concurrent with PIV seroconversion.