An outbreak of chlamydiosis in farmed Indopacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus).
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An outbreak of chlamydiosis was diagnosed in hatchling and juvenile Indopacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) on a crocodile farm in Papua New Guinea. The outbreak was characterised by high mortality with hepatitis and exudative conjunctivitis. The agent appears to have been introduced with live wild-caught crocodiles, which are purchased routinely by the farm. Improved quarantine procedures and treatment with tetracycline led to a rapid reduction of losses on the farm.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
دوره 79 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008