Giorda Federica, Ballardini Marco, Di Guardo Giovanni, Pintore Maria Domenica, Grattarola Carla, Iulini Barbara, Mignone Walter, Goria Maria, Serracca Laura, Varello Katia, Dondo Alessandro, Acutis Pier Luigi, Garibaldi Fulvio, Scaglione Frine Eleonora, Gustinelli Andrea, Mazzariol Sandro, Di Francesco Cristina Esmeralda, Tittarelli Cristiana, Casalone Cristina, Pautasso Alessandra
1 National Reference Center for Diagnostic Activities on Stranded Marine Mammals (C.Re.Di.Ma)-Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy.
2 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D'Aosta, via Nizza 4, 18100 Imperia, Italy.
J Wildl Dis. 2017 Oct;53(4):795-803. doi: 10.7589/2016-07-150. Epub 2017 May 5.
Between 2007 and 2014, 83 cetaceans were found stranded along the Ligurian coast of Italy, in the Pelagos Sanctuary, the largest marine protected area in the Mediterranean basin. Forty-nine (59%) were submitted to complete or partial necropsy, depending on the conservation status of the carcass. Based on gross and histological pathology and ancillary testing, the cause of death was determined and categorized as anthropogenic or natural (i.e., nonanthropogenic) in origin for 33 animals (67%) and of undetermined origin in the remaining 16 (33%). Natural causes of death, accompanied by either poor or good nutritional status, were attributed to 29 animals (59%), whereas four (8%) were diagnosed with an anthropogenic cause of death, consisting of interaction with fishing activities. Infectious and noninfectious disease was the most common cause of death, involving 29 cetaceans (59%). These data are valuable for understanding health and mortality trends in cetacean populations and can provide information for establishing policies for cetacean conservation and management in such an important protected area of the Mediterranean basin.
2007年至2014年间，在意大利利古里亚海岸、地中海盆地最大的海洋保护区——佩拉戈斯保护区，发现83头鲸目动物搁浅。根据尸体的保护状况，49头（59%）接受了完整或部分尸检。基于大体和组织病理学以及辅助检测，确定了33头动物（67%）的死亡原因，并将其归类为人为或自然（即非人为）起源，其余16头（33%）的死亡原因未确定。伴有营养状况不佳或良好的自然死亡原因归因于29头动物（59%），而4头（8%）被诊断为人为死亡原因，包括与渔业活动的相互作用。感染性和非感染性疾病是最常见的死亡原因，涉及29头鲸目动物（59%）。这些数据对于了解鲸目动物种群的健康和死亡趋势很有价值，并可为在地中海盆地这一重要保护区制定鲸目动物保护和管理政策提供信息。
