An outbreak of chlamydiosis in farmed Indopacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus).
An outbreak of chlamydiosis was diagnosed in hatchling and juvenile Indopacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) on a crocodile farm in Papua New Guinea. The outbreak was characterised by high mortality with hepatitis and exudative conjunctivitis. The agent appears to have been introduced with live wild-caught crocodiles, which are purchased routinely by the farm. Improved quarantine procedures and treatment with tetracycline led to a rapid reduction of losses on the farm.
Huchzermeyer
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crocvet@mweb.co.za
Langelet
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Putterill
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D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006520:Hepatitis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D011790:Quarantine / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013752:Tetracycline