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Seventy-two individuals had histopathological assessment performed after gross postmortem examination and were included in the study. Further histopathological analysis was performed on Congo red\u2013stained slides from 26 individuals, and organ predilection sites were identified. Immunohistochemical analysis was performed in six individuals to identify the type of amyloid present. Serum amyloid A (SAA) analysis was performed on blood samples from 34 individuals, and concentrations in affected and unaffected individuals were compared. Amyloidosis was reported in 26 animals (36%). The association between the presence of amyloidosis and sex, age, or body condition was not statistically significant. However, amyloidosis was not identified in any individuals under the age of 6 yr. The presence of chronic inflammatory conditions was the only statistically significant predictive factor for the presence of amyloidosis (P = 0.03). Chronic inflammatory conditions present included nephritis, enteritis, and pneumonia. The majority of affected animals presented with amyloid deposition in multiple organs, with the liver and kidneys being most commonly affected. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the presence of AA amyloid. The association between the presence of amyloidosis and SAA values measured on a single occasion was not statistically significant. This study identified a high prevalence of amyloidosis within the captive European eastern bongo population associated with chronic inflammatory conditions. Antemortem diagnosis of amyloidosis remains challenging, and this study indicates that SAA protein concentrations are not a reliable indicator for the presence of amyloidosis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1638\/2022-0048","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,6]],"date-time":"2023-01-06T23:11:59Z","timestamp":1673046719000},"page":"696-704","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["AMYLOIDOSIS IN CAPTIVE EUROPEAN EASTERN BONGO (TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS ISAACI): PREVALENCE, PREDICTIVE FACTORS, ORGAN PREDILECTION, AND SERUM AMYLOID A CONCENTRATIONS"],"prefix":"10.1638","volume":"53","author":[{"given":"Hannah","family":"Rowland","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Richard","family":"Blundell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julian","family":"Chantrey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katie L.","family":"Edwards","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrew","family":"Moss","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark F.","family":"Stidworthy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Janet","family":"Gilbertson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philip N.","family":"Hawkins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jane","family":"Hopper","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gabby J.","family":"Drake","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Javier","family":"Lopez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1213","reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"SP Alsemgeest, IE Lambooy, HK Wierenga, et al.  \"Vet Q.\"  17, \"Influence of physical stress on the plasma concentration of serum amyloid-A (SAA) and haptoglobin (Hp) in calves.\" 9 (1995)","DOI":"10.1080\/01652176.1995.9694521"},{"key":"2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"DR Asua, R Costa, JM Galvan, et al.  \"Clin Epidemiol.\"  6, \"Systemic AA amyloidosis: epidemiology, diagnosis, and management.\" 369 (2014)","DOI":"10.2147\/CLEP.S39981"},{"key":"4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"F Bertelloni, G Cilia, B Turchi, et al.  \"Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis.\"  65, \"Epidemiology of leptospirosis in north-central Italy: fifteen years of serological data (2002\u20132016).\" 14 (2019)","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cimid.2019.04.001"},{"key":"5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"SP DiBartola, MJ Tarr, MD Benson,  \"J Comp Pathol.\"  96, \"Tissue distribution of amyloid deposits in Abyssinian cats with familial amyloidosis.\" 387 (1986)","DOI":"10.1016\/0021-9975(86)90034-4"},{"key":"7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"PD. 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