Concurrent infection with Clostridium and Plasmodium in a captive king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus.
Concurrent infection with Plasmodium relictum and Clostridium perfringens Type B was diagnosed in a king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) that died in the National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria. Macro- and microscopic pathological changes were mainly due to C. perfringens. The relative significance of the two pathogens is discussed.
Penrith
M L
ML
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Republic of South Africa.
Huchzermeyer
F W
FW
De Wet
S C
SC
Penrith
M J
MJ