A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor)

In this study, we aimed to report anthrax cases in two pumas, brought to the Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University for suspected poisoning upon their sudden death at the Kayseri Zoo, in Turkey. In the necropsy, enlargement and malacia were observed in the spleens....

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Autores principales: EKEBAS, Gorkem, ATASEVER, Ayhan, GRAM, Duygu Yaman, KARAKAYA, Emre, ABAY, Secil, AYDIN, Fuat, GUMUSSOY, Kadir Semih, SAHIN, Mitat
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Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2018
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Wildlife Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6305515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30369586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.18-0262
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author EKEBAS, Gorkem
ATASEVER, Ayhan
GRAM, Duygu Yaman
KARAKAYA, Emre
ABAY, Secil
AYDIN, Fuat
GUMUSSOY, Kadir Semih
SAHIN, Mitat
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ATASEVER, Ayhan
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description In this study, we aimed to report anthrax cases in two pumas, brought to the Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University for suspected poisoning upon their sudden death at the Kayseri Zoo, in Turkey. In the necropsy, enlargement and malacia were observed in the spleens. The cut surfaces of the spleens were in extreme red-blackish color. Bacillus anthracis was isolated as a pure culture from both samples which belong to dead pumas. B. anthracis isolates had pXO1 and pXO2 plasmids. Both isolates were found to be sensitive to eight antibacterials tested. This study demonstrates that feeding of the wild carnivorous kept in any zoo with the appropriate meats which belongs to healthy animals is extremely important.
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spelling pubmed-63055152018-12-28 A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor) EKEBAS, Gorkem ATASEVER, Ayhan GRAM, Duygu Yaman KARAKAYA, Emre ABAY, Secil AYDIN, Fuat GUMUSSOY, Kadir Semih SAHIN, Mitat J Vet Med Sci Wildlife Science In this study, we aimed to report anthrax cases in two pumas, brought to the Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University for suspected poisoning upon their sudden death at the Kayseri Zoo, in Turkey. In the necropsy, enlargement and malacia were observed in the spleens. The cut surfaces of the spleens were in extreme red-blackish color. Bacillus anthracis was isolated as a pure culture from both samples which belong to dead pumas. B. anthracis isolates had pXO1 and pXO2 plasmids. Both isolates were found to be sensitive to eight antibacterials tested. This study demonstrates that feeding of the wild carnivorous kept in any zoo with the appropriate meats which belongs to healthy animals is extremely important. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2018-10-29 2018-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6305515/ /pubmed/30369586 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.18-0262 Text en ©2018 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
spellingShingle Wildlife Science
EKEBAS, Gorkem
ATASEVER, Ayhan
GRAM, Duygu Yaman
KARAKAYA, Emre
ABAY, Secil
AYDIN, Fuat
GUMUSSOY, Kadir Semih
SAHIN, Mitat
A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor)
title A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor)
title_full A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor)
title_fullStr A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor)
title_full_unstemmed A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor)
title_short A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor)
title_sort case of anthrax in two captive pumas (puma concolor)
topic Wildlife Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6305515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30369586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.18-0262
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