Devoted to the pathology of exotic, zoo, and wildlife species for over 25 years

Devoted to the pathology of exotic, zoo, and wildlife species for over 25 years

Diseases in a Patagonian hare (Dolichotis patagonum) colony

Conducting retrospective studies on the causes of morbidity and mortality in species with limited published biomedical information but frequently maintained in captivity such as Patagonian hares. Publications:

1- Pathological findings in a captive colony of maras (Dolichotis patagonum). Veterinary Record 158:727-31, 2006

2- Disseminated Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum in a captive mara (Dolichotis patagonum). Veterinary Record 155:426-8, 2004

3- Pulmonary besnoitiasis in captive maras (Dolichotis patagonum) associated with interstitial pneumonia.” Veterinary Pathology 41:408-11, 2004

4- Second case of histoplasmosis in a captive mara (Dolichotis patagonum): pathological findings. Mycopathologia 168:95-100, 2009

5- Identification of the source of histoplasmosis infection in two captive maras (Dolichotis patagonum) from the same colony using molecular and immunologic assays. Revista Argentina de Microbiología 41:102-4, 2009

6- Pulmonary arterial disease associated with right-sided cardiac hypertrophy and congestive heart failure in zoo mammals housed at 2,100 m above sea level. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Diseases 46(4):825-32, 2015

Granulomatous adrenalitis, histoplasmosis

Dolichotis patagonum

Granulomatous enteritis, histoplasmosis

Dolichotis patagonum

Granulomatous enteritis, histoplasmosis - GMS stain

Dolichotis patagonum

Granulomatous lymphadenitis, histoplasmosis

Dolichotis patagonum

Esophageal besnoitiasis

Dolichotis patagonum

Acute interstitial pneumonia, besnoitiasis

Dolichotis patagonum

Glossitis, besnoitiasis

Dolichotis patagonum

Besnoitia bradizoites

Dolichotis patagonum

Hydrocephalus

Dolichotis patagonum

Hydronephrosis due to segmental aplasia of ureter

Dolichotis patagonum

Pododermatitis

Dolichotis patagonum

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