Acknowledgments: We thank all the institutions involved in this case report, including the Sorocaba Zoo; the School of Veterinary and Animal Science, State University of Sao Paulo; Adolfo Lutz Institute; and the Laboratory of Wildlife
Comparative Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Sao Paulo.
Adenosine deaminase deficiency: frequency and
comparative pathology in autosomally recessive severe combined immunodeficiency.
Virchow studied diseased tissues of animals and related his findings to those he found in people and, ultimately, was recognized as the father of
comparative pathology.
Her primary research interests are
comparative pathology and infectious disease investigations of marine and aquatic animals.
