Shell Disease in River Cooters (Pseudemys Concinna) and Yellow–bellied Turtles (Trachemys Scripta) in a Georgia (Usa) Lake

Garner, Michael M.; Herrington, R. E.; Howerth, Elizabeth W.; Homer, Bruce L.; Nettles, Victor F.; Isaza, Ramiro; Shotts, Emmett B.; Jacobson, Eric S.

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-33.1.78

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“…Even though free-ranging turtles were captured in disturbed and polluted sites, animals showed no detectable evidence of clinical disease. The shape of the lesions on the cracked and fractured carapaces is consistent with damage caused by motorboat strikes and show no signs of being caused by pathological agents, as recorded for other freshwater turtles (GARNER et al 1997, KNOTKOVA et al 2005.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…Published data of freshwater turtles suffering from necrotic shell diseases (GARNER et al 1997, KNOTKOVA et al 2005 showed higher values of white blood cells, lymphocytes, heterophils and basophils than those obtained for the free-ranging P. geoffroanus in this study. However it is difficult to decide whether the hematological values obtained for P. geoffroanus, in this investigation, are low or normal, since there are no reference range values for free-ranging P. geoffroanus inhabiting unpolluted rivers.…”

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Notes on the hematology of free-living Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae) in polluted rivers of Southeastern Brazil

Ferronato¹,

Genoy-Puerto²,

Piña³

et al. 2009

Zoologia (Curitiba, Impr.)

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Notes on the hematology of free-living Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae) in polluted rivers of Southeastern Brazil

Ferronato¹,

Genoy-Puerto²,

Piña³

et al. 2009

Zoologia (Curitiba, Impr.)

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“…Shell necrosis of free-ranging freshwater turtles (Pseudemys and Trachemys spp.) from Lake Blackshear, Georgia, USA, has been reported with acute segmental necrosis of the epidermis, ulceration and necrosis of the underlying dermis and dermal bone, and extensive bone remodeling (Lovich et al, 1996;Garner et al, 1997). Despite visceral inflammatory lesions, and the isolation of various blood-borne bacteria (including Bacteroides, Morganella, and Aeromonas spp.)…”

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Investigation of Shell Disease in Map Turtles (Graptemys Spp.)

Hernandez-Divers

Hensel

Gladden

et al. 2009

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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ABSTRACT:Nineteen map turtles (Graptemys spp.) maintained under natural conditions were investigated because of chronic shell abnormalities. Animals were evaluated using a novel shell scoring system that divided the 54 scutes into six regions, with each region scored for lesion extent and severity, and summated to produce a total shell disease score (TSDS). Complete blood counts and various biochemistry analytes (total protein, albumin, globulin, urea, uric acid, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, phosphorus, and ionized and total calcium) were measured. Under ketamine-medetomidine-morphine anesthesia, cytology tape strips and full thickness shell biopsies were collected aseptically for microbiologic, histologic (including scoring of biopsy quality), and ultrastructural evaluations. The TSDSs were low and ranged from 4 to 22 (median59) out of a possible score of 54. There were no correlations between TSDS and any hematologic or biochemistry parameter. The histologic quality of shell biopsies was good, and normal shell structure, by both light and electron microscopy, is described. Small clefts and pitting lesions were noted in 8/19 sections. There was no evidence of erosion, ulceration, inflammation, or infectious agents, but algae and diatoms were observed. Six biopsies yielded aerobic isolates (Chryseobacterium indologenes, Aeromonas hydrophila, Ralstonia pickettii, and Morganella morganii), whereas 11 shell samples grew various clostridial anerobes. No fungal organisms were cultured. Although the etiology of the lesions described remains unknown, the use of a scoring system in conjunction with full thickness biopsies is suggested to help standardize investigations into chelonian shell disease in the future.

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“…Gram-negatif bakteriler yaygın olarak izole edilse de anaerobik bakteriler ve fungal organizmalar da olabilmektedir. 1,17,67 Klinik bulgular olarak anoreksi, letarji, zayıflık, kırmızı-mor oral muköz membranlar ve genel kötü koku septisemiye işaret olabilmektedir. Peteşiyel kanamalar başlangıçta karapaksın kenar plaklarında ortaya çıkmakta, fakat zamanla büyük kanama alanlarına dönüşebilmektedir.…”

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Emergency and Critical Care in Sea Turtles

Altuğ¹,

Deveci²,

Işler³

et al. 2017

Turkiye Klinikleri J Vet Sci

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Ö ÖZ ZE ET T Deniz kaplumbağaları olarak tanımlanan yedi türün altısı, Uluslararası Doğa Koruma Birliği (IUCN) tarafından soyu tükenme tehlikesindeki türler olarak listelenmiştir. Populasyon artışının birçok bölgede istenen düzeyde olmaması ve azalma eğiliminde olması sebebiyle koruma ve kurtarma çalışmaları önem kazanmaktadır. Çeşitli sebeplerle acil müdahale ve yoğun bakım gerektiren patolojilerle sıklıkla ölüm riskiyle karşı karşıya bulunan deniz kaplumbağalarının, özellikle de dişilerin kurtarılması önem arz etmektedir. Deniz kaplumbağalarının kabuklu ve ektotermik olmaları gibi anatomik ve fizyolojik olarak bir çok hayvandan farklı özellikler göstermesi veteriner hekimlere zorluk teşkil etmektedir. Bu çalışmada; kritik hasta ve yaralı deniz kaplumbağalarında acil müdahale ve yoğun bakım gereken durumların ve önceliğinin belirlenmesi, önemi, uygulamaların yapılışı ve dikkat edilecek noktalar hakkında bilgiler sunulması amaçlanmıştır. Muayene ve teşhis, hastanın stabilize edilmesi, tercih edilen optimal sıcaklık aralığı (TOSA), sıvı sağaltımı, oral uygulamalar, kardiyopulmoner resüsitasyon uygulamaları, terapötik ajanlar, bakım, besleme, hospitalizasyon uygulamaları gibi başlıklara dair mevcut güncel tercihler derlendi. Ayırıcı tanı ve tedavi uygulamalarındaki ilkeler ve önemli noktalara değinildi. Travmatik hasarlar, hipertermi ve hipotermi, boğulma, zehirlenme, distosi, kloaka ve fallus prolapsusları, distosi, kusma, ileus, obstrüksi-yonlar, parazitler, suya batmama sorunları, pnömoni, dekompresyon hastalığı, enfeksiyöz hastalıklar ve septisemi, bakteriyel ve fungal hastalıklar gibi önemli sorunlar hakkında özlü bilgiler verildi. Bakım şartları ve rehabilitasyonda önemli püf noktaları belirtildi. Acil müdahale ve yoğun bakım gereken kritik hasta deniz kaplumbağalarında yapılması gereken uygulamalar bütüncül bir yaklaşım içerisinde derlenerek sunuldu.A An na ah h t ta ar r K Ke e l li i m me e l le er r: : Deniz kaplumbağaları; acil; yoğun bakım; derleme; caretta; chelonia A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T Six of the seven species described as sea turtles were listed as endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Protection and rescue efforts are gaining importance as the population increase is not at the desired level in many regions and tends to decline. It is also important to save sea turtles, especially females, who have pathologies that require emergency and critical care caused by a variety of reasons and often at risk of death. It is challenging for veterinarians that sea turtles have unusual anatomical and physiological features such as the shell and being ectothermic. This article presents information on the medical evaluation and stabilization of critically ill and injured sea turtle patients presented to the emergency clinician. Determination and priorities, importance, implementation and points to be noted of emergency and critical care are reviewed. Current preferences for examination and diagnosis, patient stabilization, preferred optimal temperature zone (POTZ), f...

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Shell Disease in River Cooters (Pseudemys Concinna) and Yellow–bellied Turtles (Trachemys Scripta) in a Georgia (Usa) Lake

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

Notes on the hematology of free-living Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae) in polluted rivers of Southeastern Brazil

Notes on the hematology of free-living Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae) in polluted rivers of Southeastern Brazil

Investigation of Shell Disease in Map Turtles (Graptemys Spp.)

Emergency and Critical Care in Sea Turtles

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