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. 2013 Apr 17;8(4):e60242. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060242

Table 2. Description of the number and percentage of raptor cases according to the final disposition and clinical signs presented at the admission at the wildlife rehabilitation centre.

Primary clinical signs Total Euthanasia Mortality Release Captivity
N n Rate (%) n Rate (%) n Rate (%) n Rate (%)
Infectious and parasitic 42 10 23.8 28 66.7 3 7.1 1 2.4
Endocrine/nutritional/metabolic 862 32 3.7 355 41.2 466 54.1 9 1.0
Behavioural abnormalities 82 6 7.3 16 19.5 47 57.3 13 15.9
Nervous system 324 45 13.9 209 64.5 67 20.7 3 0.9
Eye and adnexa 206 29 14.1 70 34.0 96 46.6 11 5.3
Respiratory system 19 0 0.0 10 52.6 7 36.8 2 10.5
Digestive system 75 4 5.3 39 52.0 29 38.7 3 4.0
Skin and subcutis 679 219 32.3 166 24.4 273 40.2 21 3.1
Musculoeskeletal system 2110 799 37.9 751 35.6 456 21.6 104 4.9
Multi-organic trauma 19 1 5.3 8 42.1 10 52.6 0 0.0
Healthy 1610 8 0.5 157 9.8 1432 88.9 13 0.8
Others* 193 38 19.7 94 48.7 53 27.5 8 4.1
*

Included all cases with other clinical signs not classified in any of the described categories.