Fresh water skin disease in dolphins: a case definition based on pathology and environmental factors in Australia
Abstract A distinct ulcerative dermatitis known as “freshwater skin disease” is an emerging clinical and pathological presentation in coastal cetaceans worldwide. In Australia, two remarkably similar mortality events enabled the creation of a case definition based on pathology and environmental fact...
Main Authors: | Pádraig J. Duignan, Nahiid S. Stephens, Kate Robb |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-12-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78858-2 |
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