An infection with Histoplasma capsulatum was diagnosed in a farmed reindeer in Missouri, an endemic area for histoplasmosis, localized in the intestine. The intrahistiocytic organisms were identified in tissue sections using histologic methods and confirmed by immunohistochemistry. This is the first report of histoplasmosis in a reindeer or in any deer species.
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1 September 2017
INTESTINAL HISTOPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE REINDEER (RANGIFER TARANDUS), MISSOURI, USA
Jessica S. Fortin,
Michael J. Calcutt,
Dusty W. Nagy,
Keiichi Kuroki
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Dimorphic fungi
Enterocolitis
Histoplasma capsulatum
histoplasmosis
reindeer