Mycotic Pneumonia and Meningoencephalitis due to Aspergillus terreus in a Neonatal Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

On 14 May 1983, two female snow leopard (P. uncia ) cubs were born in the Kansas City Zoological Gardens to a primiparous female. The female showed little interest in the cubs, one of which had a body temperature of 30 C, so they were removed for hand-rearing. On 15 May, one cub was less active, and...

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Published inJournal of wildlife diseases Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 301 - 305
Main Authors Peden, W. M., Richard, J. L., Trampel, D. W., Brannian, R. E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wildlife Disease Association 01.07.1985
Subjects
Animals
Animals, Zoo
Aspergillosis - diagnosis
Aspergillosis - veterinary
Aspergillus - isolation & purification
Aspergillus terreus
Brain - pathology
Carnivora
Female
Lung - microbiology
Lung - pathology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Fungal - veterinary
Meningoencephalitis - diagnosis
Meningoencephalitis - veterinary
Panthera uncia
Pneumonia - diagnosis
Pneumonia - veterinary
RESEARCH NOTES/CASE REPORTS
Species Specificity
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Summary:On 14 May 1983, two female snow leopard (P. uncia ) cubs were born in the Kansas City Zoological Gardens to a primiparous female. The female showed little interest in the cubs, one of which had a body temperature of 30 C, so they were removed for hand-rearing. On 15 May, one cub was less active, and did not nurse as well as its littermate.
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ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-21.3.301