Mass Die-Off of Saiga Antelopes, Kazakhstan, 2015
Sasan Fereidouni, Graham L. Freimanis, Mukhit Orynbayev, Paolo Ribeca, John Flannery, Donald P. King, Steffen Zuther, Martin Beer, Dirk Höper, Aidyn Kydyrmanov, Kobey Karamendin, and Richard Kock
Author affiliations: University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria (S. Fereidouni); The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, UK (G.L. Freimanis, P. Ribeca, J. Flannery, D.P. King); Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems, Otar, Kazakhstan (M. Orynbayev); Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan (S. Zuther); Frankfurt Zoological Society, Frankfurt, Germany (S. Zuther); Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany (M. Beer, D. Höper); Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Almaty, Kazakhstan (A. Kydrymanov, K. Karamendin); Royal Veterinary College, London, UK (R. Kock)
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Table 1
Details outlining the origins of the 8 FTA samples, including animals and GPS data, used in an investigation of a mass die-off of saiga antelopes, Kazakhstan, 2015*
Sample no. |
Species |
Age, y/sex |
Comment |
Sample type |
GPS no. |
Date |
1 |
Saiga tatarica |
3–4/F |
Postmortem |
FTA x2 |
427 |
2015 May 26 |
2 |
Saiga tatarica |
3/F |
Postmortem |
FTA x2 |
426 |
2015 May 26 |
3 |
Saiga tatarica |
1–2/F |
Postmortem |
FTA x2 |
456 |
2015 May 26 |
4 |
Saiga tatarica |
1–2/F |
Postmortem |
FTA x2 |
452 |
2015 May 26 |
5 |
Saiga tatarica |
5–6/F |
Postmortem |
FTA x2 |
457 |
2015 May 26 |
6 |
Saiga tatarica |
>5/F |
Postmortem |
FTA x2 |
458 |
2015 May 26 |
7 |
Saiga tatarica |
2/F |
Postmortem |
FTA x2 |
455 |
2015 May 26 |
8 |
Saiga tatarica |
13/F |
Postmortem |
FTA x2 |
NA |
2015 Jun 25 |
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