| leptospirosis in rehabilitated pacific harbor seals from california. | renal disease was observed in two rehabilitated pacific harbor seals (phoca vitulina richardsii) from a facility in california (usa). the seals had leukocytosis and high serum phosphorus, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine concentrations. a retrospective study of leptospiral antibody serum titers indicated both seals had elevated titers to leptospira interrogans serovar grippotyphosa. a third seal, which died about the time when the index cases occurred, also had elevated titers to l. interrogan ... | 1998 | 9577797 |
| an outbreak of leptospirosis in seals (phoca vitulina) in captivity. | an outbreak of leptospirosis in seals (phoca vitulina) in captivity is described. in a zoo in the netherlands 5 adult seals died within 12 days. at necropsy all animals showed signs of acute septicaemia, consistent with acute leptospirosis. serological examination of one animal was positive for antibodies against leptospira interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae and the serologically closely related serovar copenhageni. polymerase chain reaction was positive in one other animal. 8 nutria (myoca ... | 2006 | 16605159 |
| leptospirosis in northern elephant seals (mirounga angustirostris) stranded along the california coast. | leptospirosis was identified in six northern elephant seals (mirounga angustirostris) that were stranded in 1995 along the coast of california (usa). histologic lesions in all seals included tubulointerstitial nephritis with tubular degeneration and necrosis. infection was confirmed through identification of spirochetes using an immunohistochemical stain for leptospira sp. antigens. one affected seal had an elevated titer to leptospira interrogans serovar pomona. four of the six seals developed ... | 2005 | 16107678 |