Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)

Iris Marti; Simone R. R. Pisano; Martin Wehrle; Marina L. Meli; Regina Hofmann-Lehmann; Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis

doi:10.7589/2018-05-142

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Iris Marti,^1,* Simone R. R. Pisano,¹ Martin Wehrle,² Marina L. Meli,³ Regina Hofmann-Lehmann,³ Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis¹

¹1Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggassstr. 122, CH-30
²2Natur- und Tierpark Goldau, Parkstr. 26, Postfach 161, CH-6410 Goldau, Switzerland
³3Clinical Laboratory and Center for Clinical Studies, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winte

^*Corresponding author (email: iris.marti@vetsuisse.unibe.ch)

Abstract

A free-ranging adult Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) captured in Switzerland presented with a severe purulent unilateral conjunctivitis. Chlamydia felis was detected in conjunctival swabs by real-time quantitative PCR. Systemic treatment with oxytetracycline and ketoprofen led to complete recovery. Infection with C. felis has not been previously reported in Eurasian lynx.

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Iris Marti, Simone R. R. Pisano, Martin Wehrle, Marina L. Meli, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, and Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis "Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 55(2), 522-525, (9 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-05-142

Received: 30 May 2018; Accepted: 17 August 2018; Published: 9 April 2019

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