Photograph and photomicrographs from a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) found dead in Florida
![Photograph and photomicrographs from a bottlenose dolphin found dead in Florida showing hemorrhage and cavitation.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/Sept%20COM%20panel.jpg?itok=xi_1go53)
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Photograph and photomicrographs from a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) found dead in Florida, USA. (A) On the right cranial cerebrum is a 3 x 2.5 cm area of hemorrhage and cavitation. (B) There is focal marked cerebral meningeal cavitation and hemorrhage, with fibrin accumulation, neutrophils, and triangular to ovoid trematode eggs (arrows). H&E stain. (C) Detail of (B). Trematode eggs (arrows) are triangular, ~30 µm diameter, and are surrounded by abundant hemorrhage, fibrin and neutrophils. H&E stain. (D) The underlying cortex contains multifocal to coalescing areas of hemorrhage. H&E stain.
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