Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1989 |
Authors: | Ocholi, RA, Spencer, TH |
Journal: | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
Volume: | 25 |
Date Published: | 1989 |
Keywords: | Caracal caracal |
Abstract: | Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from the internal organs of a captive caracal lynx (Felis caracal) which died of acute septicemia. Grossly, patchy areas of focal necrosis were found in the lungs, liver and kidney; there was ulceration in the stomach and intestines. Microscopically, lesions contained cellular debris, neutrophils, lymphocytes and gram-negative bacilli. This is the first report of isolation of Aeromonas hydrophila from a captive wild animal in Nigeria. |
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