Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 15:40
tissue_organ_import:
Epicardial fat, great vessels: petechiae.
Morphologic diagnosis:
Great vessels (adventitia): Multiple acute petechia.
Clinical description:
This image was taken 3 days post experimental inoculation with highly pathogenic avian influenza. There are petechial hemorrhages on the epicardial fat and the base of the great vessels. This is a common finding in HPAI.
Pathologic description:
The adventitial surfaces of the great vessels at the base of the heart and the epicardial fat contain numerous, pinpoint red foci. The right atrium is markedly dilated and filled with blood. This dilatation of the atrium is a common post-mortem finding in birds and is not a lesion.
Record number:
20861
Case number:
5043
Age:
16 weeks
Breed:
White Leghorn SPF
Clinical form:
Acute
Infection type:
Experimental
History:
The photograph was taken 3 days post inoculation. The bird was experimentally inoculated with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus on 3/2/08 at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The inoculation was performed in the caudal thoracic air sac with strain A/CK/PA/469/3-84/H5N2, using 0.25ml.
Housing/mgmnt type:
Select One
Priority:
1
Rights:
© Cornell University
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