Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx).

Marti, Iris Andrea; Pisano, Simone; Wehrle, Martin; Meli, Marina L; Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina; Ryser, Marie Pierre (2019). Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). Journal of wildlife diseases, 55(2), pp. 522-525. Wildlife Disease Association 10.7589/2018-05-142

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A free-ranging adult Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) captured in Switzerland presented with a severe purulent unilateral conjunctivitis. Chlamydia felis was detected in conjunctival swabs by qPCR. Systemic treatment with oxytetracycline and ketoprofen led to complete recovery. Infection with C. felis has not been previously reported in Eurasian lynx.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Veterinary Public Health / Herd Health Management
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI)

UniBE Contributor:

Marti, Iris Andrea, Pisano, Simone Roberto Rolando, Ryser, Marie Pierre

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology)
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

0090-3558

Publisher:

Wildlife Disease Association

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pamela Schumacher

Date Deposited:

04 Jun 2019 11:52

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:32

Publisher DOI:

10.7589/2018-05-142

PubMed ID:

30376393

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.129637

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/129637

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