Abstract
In fall 1991, a radio-collared black bear (Ursus americanus) in northern Labrador (Canada) died from valvular endocarditis caused by coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus, with widespread dissemination of the infection to other organs shortly before death. Apparently, this is the first reported case of bacterial valvular endocarditis in a wild black bear.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Aortic Valve / microbiology*
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Aortic Valve / pathology
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / pathology
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / veterinary*
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Fatal Outcome
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Hemorrhage / veterinary
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Histocytochemistry
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Male
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
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Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
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Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
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Ursidae / microbiology*