Hepatitis in farmed hatchling Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) due to chlamydial infection

An investigation into the cause of acute mortality in farmed hatchling crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus led to the isolation of chlamydia from the livers of affected animals. Prominent pathological finds were acute hepatitis with intracellular chlamydial colonies and generalized oedema. A chlamydia p...

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Published inJournal of the South African Veterinary Association Vol. 65; no. 1; p. 20
Main Authors Huchzermeyer, F W, Gerdes, G H, Foggin, C M, Huchzermeyer, K D, Limper, L C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published South Africa 01.03.1994
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Alligators and Crocodiles - microbiology
Animals
Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis
Chlamydia Infections - veterinary
Chlamydophila psittaci - isolation & purification
Hepatitis, Animal - diagnosis
Hepatitis, Animal - microbiology
Hepatitis, Animal - therapy
Microscopy, Electron
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Summary:An investigation into the cause of acute mortality in farmed hatchling crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus led to the isolation of chlamydia from the livers of affected animals. Prominent pathological finds were acute hepatitis with intracellular chlamydial colonies and generalized oedema. A chlamydia presumed to be C. psittaci was isolated from livers of affected hatchlings. Mortality subsided after treatment with oxytetracycline. This disease is now recognized as being a major problem on crocodile farms in Zimbabwe.
ISSN:1019-9128