A septicaemic disease of East African snakes associated with enterobacteriaceae.
A bacterial epizootic disease of snakes at a snake farm in Kenya is described. The condition shows characteristic clinical signs and post mortem lesions and is characterized by a bacteraemia and septicaemia. The mortality rate is high and newly captured snakes die within a few weeks. Attempted control of the disease is discussed briefly and attention is drawn to the significance of such a condition in a commercial enterprise.
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000382:microbiology; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007630:Kenya; D018805:Sepsis / Q000662:veterinary*; D012911:Snakes / Q000382:microbiology*