title: Tracheitis associated with Bordetella bronchiseptica in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus).
abstract: A male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was diagnosed with tracheitis associated with Bordetella bronchiseptica that was cultured from an endotracheal sample of thick mucopurulent exudate. The condition responded to oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, and clinical signs of inappetence, depression, dysphagia, and tussis were resolved. One week after this presentation, a female conspecific presented with similar clinical signs, suggesting a transmissible nature of the disease or the same source of infection. The source of infection remains unknown.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Department, Lincoln Park Zoo 2001 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lacasse
authors.forename: Kathryn C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Gamble
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D016950:Bordetella bronchiseptica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001503:Ursidae
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents