Histopathologic scoring system for low-salinity water (freshwater) exposure lesions in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Published online on January 31, 2026
Abstract
Veterinary Pathology, Volume 63, Issue 4, Page 704-711, July 2026.
Low-salinity water exposure (freshwater exposure) is an emerging disease of cetaceans worldwide. The disease, termed “freshwater skin disease,” causes gross skin lesions that appear as multifocal to coalescing, irregularly marginated targetoid patches ...
Low-salinity water exposure (freshwater exposure) is an emerging disease of cetaceans worldwide. The disease, termed “freshwater skin disease,” causes gross skin lesions that appear as multifocal to coalescing, irregularly marginated targetoid patches ...