Pneumonia associated with Bordetella bronchiseptica in captive koalas.
Bordetella bronchiseptica was isolated from 12 cases of purulent bronchopneumonia from a captive koala colony near Brisbane, Queensland. An initial epizootic in March 1967 causing 13% mortality was followed by annual outbreaks causing 2% mortality usually in newly weaned and aged koalas in late winter to early spring. High population density and a low plane of nutrition in winter were thought to predispose to the occurrence of the disease.
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001884:Bordetella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008394:Marsupialia; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*