Necrotic enteritis in collared (Pecari tajacu) and white-lipped (Tayassu pecari) peccaries.
An outbreak of necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens type C was diagnosed in captive collared (Pecari tajacu) and white-lipped (Tayassu pecari) peccaries housed in the Laboratory of Applied Ethology of Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz located in Ilhéus, State of Bahia, Brazil. Four collared peccaries and three white-lipped peccaries, all juveniles (25-105 days old), were affected. For all affected animals, lethargy and inappetance were followed by sudden death within 24 hours. Histopathology of intestinal wall, culture of C. perfringens type C, and the identification of beta-toxin from intestinal content confirmed the diagnosis.
Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz. Rod Ilhéus Itabuna km 16, Ilhéus, Bahia 45662-900, Brazil.
Marco Antônio Galvão
MA
de Carvalho
Polyana Silva
PS
Santos
Selene Siqueira da Cunha
SS
Nogueira
Fabiana
F
Lessa
Valter dos Anjos
Vdos A
Almeida
Nilo Fernandes
NF
Leça-Júnior
Felipe Masiero
FM
Salvarani
Francisco Carlos Faria
FC
Lobato
Sérgio Luiz Gama
SL
Nogueira-Filho
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001188:Artiodactyla; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*