Table 6 Microscopic findings in the main organs examined in dead marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) from Argentina
Microscopic findings | Marsh deer (body condition score 1–2) found dead during mortality event | Marsh deer (body condition score 3) dead by trauma |
|---|---|---|
Number of positive by histopathology /Total | ||
Heart | ||
Inflammation | 2/13 | 1/8 |
Haemorrhages | 1/13 | 0/8 |
Necrosis | 1/13 | 0/8 |
Lungs | ||
Congestion | 3/13 | 4/8 |
Pneumonia | 4/13 | 3/8 |
Oedema | 2/13 | 3/8 |
Haemorrhages | 2/13 | 3/8 |
Abomasum | ||
Inflammation | 4/10 | 4/7 |
Oedema | 3/10 | 0/7 |
Liver | ||
Inflammation | 7/14 | 5/8 |
Hepatocellular steatosis | 3/14 | 0/8 |
Congestion | 3/14 | 1/8 |
Necrosis | 1/14 | 0/8 |
Kidneys | ||
Inflammation | 5/13 | 2/8 |
Necrosis | 2/13 | 0/8 |
Spleen | ||
Hemosiderosis | 4/12 | 2/8 |
Lymphoid hyperplasia | 2/12 | 2/8 |
Lymphoid necrosis | 1/12 | 0/8 |
Congestion | 2/12 | 0/8 |
Brain | ||
Congestion | 1/9 | 1/4 |
Inflammation | 0/9 | 1/4 |