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1 April 1987 Septicemic Listeriosis in a Reindeer Calf
M. G. Evans, G. L. Watson
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Abstract

Septicemic listeriosis is described in a 2-day-old reindeer calf (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) from a local zoo. The gross and microscopic lesions were typical of disease caused by bacterial septicemia. Major lesions included necrosis of the liver, lung, adrenal gland, spleen, and lymph node. The diagnosis was suspected by special histopathological stains and confirmed by isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from multiple organs. This is the first report of listeriosis in a reindeer.

Evans and Watson: Septicemic Listeriosis in a Reindeer Calf
M. G. Evans and G. L. Watson "Septicemic Listeriosis in a Reindeer Calf," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 23(2), 314-317, (1 April 1987). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-23.2.314
Received: 12 June 1986; Published: 1 April 1987
KEYWORDS
calf
case report
Listeria monocytogenes
listeriosis
Rangifer tarandus
reindeer
septicemia
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