Suppurative meningitis in a 7-day-old Formosan sambar deer (Cervus unicolor swinhoei) caused by Escherichia coli.
This article describes the clinical and pathological features of an orphan 7-day-old, male Formosan sambar fawn that was hospitalized for treatment of weakness. The fawn had been deprived of colostrum and developed suppurative meningitis that was attributed to Escherichia coli.
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, 40227 Taichung, Taiwan.
Ching-Lin
CL
Shyu
Cheng-Chung
CC
Lin
Shih-Ling
SL
Hsuan
Shiow-Her
SH
Chiou
Jacky Peng-Wen
JP
Chan
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D008297:Male; D020814:Meningitis, Escherichia coli / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*