Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2007-May
Pulmonary vascular proliferation and lungworm (Stenurus ovatus) in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops turncatus).
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Abstract
A female adult bottlenose dolphin suddenly died at 17 days after the capture. Macroscopically, severe pulmonary congestive edema was found. Histopathology revealed many lungworms in the bronchioli and the worms were identified as Stenurus ovatus. Variously sized vessels proliferated around the lesioned bronchioli. Based on these findings, chronic bronchopneumonia due to the lungworm was diagnosed and vascular proliferation was similar to angiomatosis recently reported in Atlantic bottlenose dolphin.