A male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was diagnosed with tracheitis associated with Bordetella bronchiseptica that was cultured from an endotracheal sample of thick mucopurulent exudate. The condition responded to oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, and clinical signs of inappetence, depression, dysphagia, and tussis were resolved. One week after this presentation, a female conspecific presented with similar clinical signs, suggesting a transmissible nature of the disease or the same source of infection. The source of infection remains unknown.
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1 June 2006
TRACHEITIS ASSOCIATED WITH BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA IN A POLAR BEAR (URSUS MARITIMUS)
Claude Lacasse,
Kathryn C. Gamble
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 37 • No. 2
June 2006
Vol. 37 • No. 2
June 2006
Bordetella bronchiseptica
polar bear
tracheitis
Ursus maritimus