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Table 2 Summary of results for detection of target pathogens

From: Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in stranded representatives of wild cetaceans in the Philippines

Strander Code

Cetacean Species (and common name)

T. gondii detection by PCR

T. gondii detection by LAT

Leptospira detection by PCR

Leptospira culture

Leptospira detection by ELISA

Blood

Kidney

Blood

Cardiac

Skeletal

Brain

     

S1

Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin)

–

*

+

*

*

–

*

–

*

S2

Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin)

–

*

+

+

*

+

–

+C

*

S3

Stenella longirostris (spinner dolphin)

–

+

+

+

*

+

–

+A

*

S4

Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin)

+

+

+

+

*

+

–

+A

*

S5

Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin)

–

+

–

*

*

–

–

*

*

S6

Peponecaphala electra (melon-headed whale)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

+B

*

S7

Feresa attenuata (pygmy killer whale)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S8

Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S9

Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S10

Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin)

+

+

+

+

*

+

–

–

*

S11

Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale)

*

+

+

+

*

*

*

*

*

S12

Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin)

+

*

*

*

*

–

*

–

*

S13

Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin)

*

+

+

*

*

*

*

+B

*

S14

Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin)

*

–

*

*

*

*

*

+A

*

S15

Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin)

–

*

*

*

+

+

*

–

+

S16

Peponocephala electra (melon-headed whale)

+

+

*

+

*

+

–

+D

*

S17

Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S18

Stenella longirostris (spinner dolphin)

+

–

+

+

*

–

–

–

*

S19

Stenella longirostris (spinner dolphin)

–

*

*

*

*

+

*

–

*

S20

Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale)

–

–

*

–

*

+

–

–

*

S21

Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin)

–

+

+

*

*

–

–

+A

*

S22

Globicephala macrorhynchus (short-finned pilot whale)

+

+

–

+

*

+

*

*

*

S23

Tursiops aduncus (Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S24

Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin)

+

+

+

*

+

–

*

–

+

S25

Stenella coeruleoalba (Striped dolphin)

+

*

*

*

–

–

*

–

+

S26

Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S27

Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale)

–

–

–

*

*

–

–

–

*

S28

Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S29

Balaenoptera omurai (Omura’s whale)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S30

Balaenoptera sp. (unidentified baleen)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S31

Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale)

–

*

–

–

*

–

–

–

*

S32

Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S33

Peponocephala electra (melon-headed whale)

–

*

*

*

*

–

*

–

*

S34

Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin)

–

*

–

*

*

–

–

–

*

S35

Tursiops aduncus (Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin)

–

*

*

*

*

–

*

–

*

S36

Steno bredanensis (rough-toothed dolphin)

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

+

S37

Balaenoptera edeni (Bryde’s whale)

–

*

*

*

+

–

*

–

+

S38

Stenella attenuata (Pantropical Spotted dolphin)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

S39

Feresa attenuata (pygmy killer whale)

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

+

S40

Feresa attenuata (pygmy killer whale)

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

+

Total positive results out of screened cetaceans

8/22

10/14

10/15

8/10

6/7

9/22

0/12

15/23

7/7

  1. + positive for T. gondii or Leptospira spp.
  2. - negative for T. gondii or Leptospira spp.
  3. +A one putative leptospire isolate
  4. +B two putative leptospire isolates
  5. +C three putative leptospire isolates
  6. +D four putative leptospire isolates
  7. *biological sample for testing not available/enough