Report of a case of bronchopneumonia associated with Moraxella bovis isolation in a chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).
A case of fibrinopurulent bronchopneumonia associated with Moraxella bovis infection in a chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) is described. The animal, a 4-month-old female, was referred by the staff warden of the National Game Reserve of Freser-Setcases (Catalonia, north-eastern Spain). The animal was in good general condition and was found 4 h before death. On necropsy the lungs were congested and oedematous, with haemorrhagic areas in the cranial and middle lobes. The microscopic lesions were those of a fibrinopurulent bronchopneumonia. Microbiological study of the samples obtained showed numerous small beta-haemolytic colonies in pure culture, identified as Moraxella (Moraxella) bovis.
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Servicio de Ecopatología de Fauna Silvestre, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006041:Goats; D016955:Moraxella bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*