Skip to main content
. 2018 Oct 5;13(10):e0204444. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204444

Table 2. Pathologic categories and etiologic diagnoses for cetaceans studied that stranded in the Canary Islands (2006–2012).

Pathologic category Etiologic diagnosis No
Natural
Pathology associated with good nutritional status Infectious (non-parasitic) disease 42
Parasitic disease 20
Gas embolism 2
Encephalopathy (unknown origin) 1
Neoplasia 1
Idiopathic hemorrhage 1
Uterine rupture 1
Senile changes 1
Intestinal torsion 1
Pathology associated with significant loss of nutritional status Infectious (non-parasitic) disease 33
Parasitic disease 13
Neoplasia 1
Senile changes 1
Trauma 1
Intra- and interespecific traumatic interactions Traumata, bite scars and/or tooth-rake marks 36
Gas embolism 1
Neonatal or perinatal pathology Fetal distress 6
Dystocia 2
Infectious 2
Neonatal weakness 1
Abortion (prematurity) 1
Developmental anomalies 1
Anthropogenic
Vessel collision Keel or propeller sharp trauma with/without blunt traumata 24
Interaction with fishing activities Blunt trauma 6
Bycatch 2
Fishing tool sharp trauma 2
Foreign body-associated pathology Foreign body ingestion 4
Foreign body entanglement (presumed floating net) 1