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Fig. 4

From: Main causes of death of free-ranging bats in Turin province (North-Western Italy): gross and histological findings and emergent virus surveillance

Fig. 4

Main histological findings recorded in lung, liver and spleen of the bats of the present study. a) Pipistrellus khulii, male, juvenile. Lung, moderate and diffuse lymphoplasmacytic interstitial pneumonia, Haematoxilyn and eosin (H-e), 5x. Inset: higher magnification of the lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates, H-e, 10x. b) Tadarida teniotis, male, adult. Liver, moderate and multifocal steatosis, H-e, 20x. c) Pipistrellus khulii, male, adult. Liver,mild and multifocal lymphoplasmacytic hepatitis (white arrows), H-e, 20x. d) Hypsugo savii, male, subadult. Spleen. Moderate and diffuse white pulp depletion, H-e, 5x

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