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 ulceraction 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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1 January 1989
Isolation of Aeromonas hydrophila from a Captive Caracal Lynx (Felis caracal)
R. A. Ocholi,
T. H. I. Spencer
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 25 • No. 1
January 1989
Vol. 25 • No. 1
January 1989
Aeromonas hydrophila
caracal lynx
case history
Felis caracal
pathology
septicemia