First Confirmed Case of Canine Mortality Due to Dihydroanatoxin-a in Central Texas, USA
Author:
Fredrickson Anthea1, Richter Aaron1, Perri Katherine A.2, Manning Schonna R.2
Affiliation:
1. Lower Colorado River Authority, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX 78703, USA 2. Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Environment, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FL 33181, USA
Abstract
The frequency of dogs becoming ill or dying from accidental exposure to cyanotoxins, produced by cyanobacteria, is increasing throughout the United States. In January and February of 2021, two dogs died and five dogs became ill after swimming in Lake Travis, central Texas, USA; one deceased dog (C1) was subjected to pathological testing. Algal materials, sediment samples, zebra mussel viscera, periphyton from shells, as well as fluids and tissues from the digestive tract of C1 were investigated for the following cyanotoxins: anatoxin-a, homoanatoxin-a, dihydroanatoxin-a (dhATX), cylindrospermopsin, saxitoxin, and microcystins. Necropsy results of C1 indicated neurotoxicosis with significant levels of dhATX in the duodenum tissues (10.51 ng/g dry weight (DW)), jejunum tissue (6.076 ng/g DW), and stomach contents (974.88 ng/g DW). Algae collected near the site of C1’s death contained levels of dhATX, ranging from 13 to 33 µg/g. By comparison, dhATX was detected at much lower concentrations in sediment samples (310.23 ng/g DW) and the periphyton on zebra mussel shells (38.45 ng/g DW). While dhATX was suspected in the deaths of canines from an event in Texas in 2019, this is the first report linking dhATX neurotoxicosis through pathological findings in Texas and potentially in the United States.
Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Toxicology
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