Sudden death in a captive meerkat (Suricata suricatta) with arterial medial and myocardial calcification
A 1-year-old male meerkat was found dead by the owner. The animal was clinically healthy and was regularly vaccinated for distemper virus. Necropsy revealed multifocal to confluent dry white areas in the myocardium, pneumonia and congestive hepatopathy. All the other organs, including gross vessels,...
Main Authors: | Laura Bongiovann, Nicola Di Girolamo, Leonardo Della Salda, Marcella Massimi, Mariarita Romanucci, Paolo Selleri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-04-01
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Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222116911530900X |
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