Documentation of the Black-Footed Ferret, Mustela nigripes on the Standing RockIndian Reservation, Mobridge, South Dakota
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Plague in a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).
Diagnosis of sylvatic plague in a captive black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) was based on gross and microscopic lesions, fluorescent antibody tests, culture of Yersinia pestis, and immunohistochemistry. Gross lesions consisted of acute hemorrhage and necrosis associated with cervical and mesenteric lymph nodes, subcutaneous hemorrhages, and pulmonary edema. Acute edema, hemorrhage, and necr...
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