Bacillary hemoglobinuria in a free-ranging elk calf

A dead elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) calf was diagnosed with bacillary hemoglobinuria, a toxemia caused by the bacterium Clostridium haemolyticum. The mortality occurred in southwest Washington, USA (46 degrees 13'N, 123 degrees 22'W), in an area in which several previous mortalities, su...

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Published inJournal of zoo and wildlife medicine Vol. 30; no. 2; p. 293
Main Authors Bender, L C, Hall, P B, Garner, M M, Oaks, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1999
Subjects
Animals
Animals, Wild
Clostridium Infections - microbiology
Clostridium Infections - pathology
Clostridium Infections - veterinary
Deer
Fatal Outcome
Hemoglobinuria - microbiology
Hemoglobinuria - pathology
Hemoglobinuria - veterinary
Kidney - microbiology
Kidney - pathology
Liver - microbiology
Liver - pathology
Necrosis
Washington
Washington
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Summary:A dead elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) calf was diagnosed with bacillary hemoglobinuria, a toxemia caused by the bacterium Clostridium haemolyticum. The mortality occurred in southwest Washington, USA (46 degrees 13'N, 123 degrees 22'W), in an area in which several previous mortalities, suspected but not conclusively diagnosed to be either bacillary hemoglobinuria, enterotoxemia, or leptospirosis, occurred. This is the first reported incidence of mortality attributable to bacillary hemoglobinuria in free-ranging elk. Similar deaths of young elk in the area suggest that mortality from this disease may be common locally.
ISSN:1042-7260