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From: Alpha- and gammaherpesviruses in stranded striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Spain: first molecular detection of gammaherpesvirus infection in central nervous system of odontocetes

Fig. 2

Most relevant microscopic findings of the stranded striped dolphins. a. x4PF Lung. Focally extensive granulomatous infiltrate with central necrosis and intralesional sections of a metastrongyle, consistent with Halocercus sp. b. x40PF. Liver. Dissociated hepatocytes and hepatic cords, surrounded by extravasated erythrocytes. c.x4PF Lung. Severe alveolar interstitial congestion and hemorrhage. d. x20PF Kidney. Area of interstitial hemorrhage and associated tubulonecrosis, in area of acute infarction. e. x10PF Skeletal muscle. Multifocal monophasic degeneration and myonecrosis. f.x10HP Cerebral meninges. Hemorrhage and congestion, and mild lymphoplasmacytic meningitis. g. x20HP Cerebrum. Focal lymphoplasmacytic perivascular cuff. h. 4PF Spleen. Markedly reactive follicles with expanded and depleted germinal centers. i. x10PF Kidney. Focal, granulomatous interstitial nephritis

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