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16 October 2024 Sand Enteropathy in a Free-Ranging Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) from Florida, USA
C. Robert Stilz, Margaret E. Pritchett, Rebecca H. Hardman, Nicole M. Nemeth
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Abstract

A subadult Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) was found dead near a fishing pier in Florida, USA. Necropsy revealed abundant sand accumulation throughout the intestines. Fibrinous coelomitis with isolation of mixed bacteria, including Enterobacter cloacae complex, suggests secondary intestinal compromise. Sand ingestion might reflect geophagia, environmental hardships, or age-related diving inexperience.

C. Robert Stilz, Margaret E. Pritchett, Rebecca H. Hardman, and Nicole M. Nemeth "Sand Enteropathy in a Free-Ranging Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) from Florida, USA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 60(4), 1037-1040, (16 October 2024). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-24-00074
Received: 30 April 2024; Accepted: 11 June 2024; Published: 16 October 2024
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