Possible cantharidin poisoning of a great bustard (Otis tarda)

Inés S Sánchez-Barbudo; Pablo R Camarero; Marino García-Montijano; Rafael Mateo

doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.10.002

Possible cantharidin poisoning of a great bustard (Otis tarda)

Toxicon. 2012 Jan;59(1):100-3. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.10.002. Epub 2011 Oct 12.

Authors

Inés S Sánchez-Barbudo¹, Pablo R Camarero, Marino García-Montijano, Rafael Mateo

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.

PMID: 22001622
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.10.002

Abstract

A possible cantharidin intoxication of a great bustard (Otis tarda) was described. This wild bird died by a traumatism, but also presented diarrhoea, congestion of the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys and had ingested several blister beetles of the species Berberomeloe majalis. The analysis of the stomach content by GC-MS revealed the presence of cantharidin at a concentration of 1.37 μg/g of wet weight, a similar level than in other birds poisoned in captivity.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Birds*
Cantharidin / poisoning*
Coleoptera / chemistry
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Gastrointestinal Contents / chemistry
Male
Spain

Substances

Cantharidin