Fatal case of salmonellosis (Salmonella pullorum) in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in the Jos Zoo.

Autor: Ocholi RA; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria., Enurah LU, Odeyemi PS
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of wildlife diseases [J Wildl Dis] 1987 Oct; Vol. 23 (4), pp. 669-70.
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-23.4.669
Abstrakt: A case of salmonellosis in a captive chimpanzee (Pan troglydytes) is reported. Confirmatory diagnosis was based on clinical signs, necropsy and histopathological examination, and the isolation of Salmonella pullorum from the lung, liver, kidney and intestines of the animal. The source of infection was not ascertained.
Databáze: MEDLINE