GA-342 



Date stranded: 4/25/90 



Sex: Male (subadult) 



Length: 220.0 cm 



Weight: 94.5 kg 



Pathology notes: Live stranding from Galveston region. Therapy 

 was limited to steroids (Solu-delta>corte£ 100 mg iv) on 

 beach, fluids (water via stomach tube), vitamins (A&D 

 combination, B12 and B complex - 5 cc of each IM) and Valium 

 (100 mg IM) . Several blood samples were taken for clinical 

 evaluation and culture. RBC and NBC counts low with no band 

 neutrophils. 



Laboratory Submissions: 

 Clinical Hematology — • St. Mary's Bospiteil, Galveston, TX 



Blood taken for CBC and chemistries (two samples) 

 Clinical Toxicology ~ 3 cc serum to be sent to Dr. Ridgway 



(NOSC, San Diego) for heavy metal analysis. 

 Microbiology 



Bacteriology and Mycology 



1. St. Mary's HospitcJ. — blowhole swabs (2) , 



blood for culture (bacteria and fungi) , lung 

 tissues (necrotic and hemorrhagic) , lung 

 swabs, lymph node tissues. 



2. The University of Texas Medical Branch in 



Galveston <~ blowhole swabs, heparinized 

 blood sample for media inoculation. 



3. TVMDL (Dr. Whitford) — lung and lymph node 



tissues for culture. 

 Virology — Dr. Al Smith (Oregon State University), 

 viral swabs taken from blowhole and anus and a 

 seel- ion of active skin lesion and placed in media 

 — saiu^les frozen at - 80 C at DTMfl to await 

 shipment. 

 Histopathology 



1. APIP (Dr. Lipscomb) - set of tissues 



2. TVMDL (Dr. Robinson and Dr. Jones) - set of 

 tissues 



Necropsy performed immediately after death at GMRL by 

 Dr. Lipscomb (AFIP) , Dr. Dover (Sea World, San Diego), Dr. 

 Magee (NOSC, Hawaii) and Dr. Tarpley (TAMO). A young animal 

 - minimal tooth wear and immature testes. Several punctate 

 skin lesions. Several regular shark bites (not cookie- 

 cutter) . One active lesion (not erupted to surface but 

 swelling during the clinical course) with fibrin thrombi and 

 neutrophilic vasculitis. Evidence of chronic 

 bronchopneumonia (may be associated with lungworms or 

 infectious organism) and acute septicemic pneumonia (short 

 rod bacteria found in lung tissue and in pulmonary 

 arteries) . Pulmonary lymph nodes and pseudopancreas contain 



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