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1 July 1990 Anthrax in Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in Namibia
Hans G. Jäger, Helen H. Booker, Otto J. B. Hübschle
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Abstract

Bacillus anthracis caused the death of five cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) on a farm in the Gobabis district in Namibia. The mode of infection was believed to be a freshly shot baboon (Papio ursinus) with a cutaneous anthrax lesion.

Hans G. Jäger, Helen H. Booker, and Otto J. B. Hübschle "Anthrax in Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in Namibia," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 26(3), 423-424, (1 July 1990). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-26.3.423
Received: 9 October 1989; Published: 1 July 1990
KEYWORDS
Acinonyx jubatus
anthrax
baboon
Bacillus anthracis
cheetah
Papio ursinus
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