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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-2-14
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pubmed:abstractText |
A Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) developed clinical signs, serum biochemical values, and serologic viral markers consistent with chronic persistent hepatitis caused by a hepatitis B-like virus. The hepatitis had a sporadic cyclical pattern of lethargy, inappetance, and icterus, with leukocytosis and increased serum activities of alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, and gamma-glutamyltransferase. The serum from this dolphin contained hepatitis B virus core antibodies, hepatitis B surface antibodies, and hepatitis B viral DNA. Supportive treatment consisted of administration of antibiotics, cimetidine, menadiol sodium diphosphate, and vitamin/dextrose supplementation. A clinically normal killer whale (Orcinus orca) housed in the same pool had serum hepatitis B surface antibodies, suggesting immunologic responsiveness and that this disease was not species-specific.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
0003-1488
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
1
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pubmed:volume |
196
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
127-30
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-DNA, Viral,
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-Dolphins,
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-Hepatitis, Chronic,
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-Hepatitis, Viral, Animal,
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-Hepatitis B Antibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:2295547-Hepatitis B virus
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pubmed:year |
1990
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Hepatitis B-like infection in a Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens).
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pubmed:affiliation |
Miami Seaquarium, FL 33149.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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