A case of salmonellosis in a captive chimpanzee (Pan troglydytes) is reported. Confirmatory diagnosis was based on clinical signs, necropsy and histopathological examination, and the isolation of Salmonella pullorum from the lung, liver, kidney and intestines of the animal. The source of infection was not ascertained.
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1 October 1987
Fatal Case of Salmonellosis (Salmonella pullorum) in a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in the Jos Zoo
R. A. Ocholi,
L. U. Enurah,
P. S. Odeyemi
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 23 • No. 4
October 1987
Vol. 23 • No. 4
October 1987
chimpanzee
clinical case history
isolation
Pan troglodytes
pathology
Salmonella Pullorum
salmonellosis