Abstract
Proboscidae provides detailed discussion of gross and histologic lesions associated with common and important diseases of captive and free-ranging African and Asian elephants. Noninfectious disorders, including age-related and degenerative abnormalities, as well as infectious diseases are addressed. Information regarding cause and pathogenesis is provided when available. Characteristic and diagnostic gross and histologic lesions are described and illustrated in accompanying figures. Noninfectious disorders include: flaccid trunk paralysis, osteoarthritis, endometrial hyperplasia, arterio-/atherosclerosis, molar malocclusion, foot lesions, gastric ulceration, chronic renal disease, renal papillary necrosis, and neoplasia. Infectious diseases include: elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, encephalomyocarditis virus, elephant pox, foot and mouth disease, tuberculosis, salmonellosis, anthrax, and clostridial diseases. The chapter also provides information regarding clinical pathologic and gross/anatomic features unique to the taxa.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 413-431 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128053065 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128092194 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Disease
- Elephant
- Elephas maximus
- Loxodonta africana
- Pathology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences