| Aeromonas hydrophilia infection in Jackass Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) |
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Kyoo-Tae Kim1, Sung-Whan Cho2, Hwa-Young Son2, Si-Yun Ryu2 |
1Wild Animal Hospital, Daejeon Zoo Land
2College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University |
| 자카스펭귄에서 Aeromonas hydrophilia 감염증 |
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김규태1, 조성환2, 손화영2, 류시윤2 |
1대전동물원 동물병원
2충남대학교 수의과대학 |
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| Abstract |
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Aeromonas hydrophilia infection was diagnosed in captive Jackass penguins (Spheniscus demersus). Seven Jackass penguins showed clinical signs including depression and anorexia with greenish vomiting, but four penguins were died although extensive treatment was carried out. At necropsy, the penguins appeared to have hemorrhage and catarrhal inflammation of the small and large intestines and severe enlargement of the right hepatic lobe, elongation of the gall bladder and pyloric ulceration of the stomach. The ovaries observed atrophy and congestion. Microscopically, there were congestion, fat droplet within the cytoplasm of the hepatic cell, infiltration of lymphocytes in the stomach, vilous detachment and destroyed glandular epithelium in the small and large intestines. Aeromonas hydrophilia was isolated from the liver and small intestines. This case is the first report of an occurrence of Aeromonas hydrophilia infection at Jackass penguins in Korea. |
| Key Words:
Jackass penguin, Aeromonas hydrophilia, hepatomegaly, septicemia |
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