@article{maggi_raverty_lester_huff_haulena_ford_nielsen_robinson_breitschwerdt_2008, title={Bartonella Henselae in Captive and Hunter-Harvested Beluga (Delphinapterus Leucas)}, volume={44}, ISSN={0090-3558}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.871}, DOI={10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.871}, abstractNote={Previously, we reported the isolation of Bartonella henselae from the blood of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the North Carolina coast. Hematologic, pathologic, and microbiologic findings surrounding the death of a juvenile captive beluga in Vancouver initiated an outbreak investigation designed to define the molecular prevalence of Bartonella infection in belugas. Using polymerase chain reaction analyses targeting the intergenic spacer region (ITS), two B. henselae ITS strains were identified in 78% of captive and free-ranging hunter-harvested belugas. These findings may have public health implications and may influence aquarium management procedures for captive marine mammals.}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Wildlife Diseases}, publisher={Wildlife Disease Association}, author={Maggi, Ricardo G. and Raverty, Stephen A. and Lester, Sally J. and Huff, David G. and Haulena, Martin and Ford, Susan L. and Nielsen, Ole and Robinson, John H. and Breitschwerdt, Edward B.}, year={2008}, month={Oct}, pages={871–877} }
 @article{maclean_imai_dold_haulena_gulland_2008, title={Persistent right aortic arch and cribiform plate aplasia in a northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)}, volume={44}, DOI={10.7589/0090-3558-44.2.499}, abstractNote={A female weanling northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) presented to The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, USA, in poor body condition. An esophageal obstruction was diagnosed by contrast radiography and esophagoscopy, but despite extensive diagnostics and supportive care, the seal died 6 days later. On postmortem examination, the right aortic arch was persistent, forming a vascular ring anomaly with a patent ductus arteriosus that compressed the distal esophagus. Aplasia of the right cribiform plate and hypoplasia of the right olfactory nerve was also identified. A review of necropsy reports from January 1988 to December 2003 revealed 16 severe congenital anomalies in 454 juvenile northern elephant seals that stranded in northern California.}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Wildlife Diseases}, author={MacLean, R. A. and Imai, D. and Dold, C. and Haulena, M. and Gulland, F. M. D.}, year={2008}, pages={499–504} }