title: Ocular lesions associated with Chlamydia suis in a wild boar piglet (Sus scrofa) from a semi-free range population in Spain.
abstract: The role of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) as a reservoir for a large number of pathogens that can affect both domestic animals and humans has been widely studied in the last few years. However, the impact of some of these pathogens on the health of wild boar populations is still being determined. This article presents a clinical case of severe bilateral keratoconjunctivitis affecting a 2-mo-old piglet from a semi-free range population in Spain. Histopathologic and microbiologic analysis revealed lesions in the cornea, choroid, and optical nerve, and Chlamydia suis was detected in the eyes bilaterally. The visual handicap resulting from this type of lesion greatly affects the survival of this affected piglet.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Patología Infecciosa, Facultad de Veterinaria, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 10.003 Cáceres, Spain. riscope@unex.es
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Risco
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández-Llario
authors.forename: Waldo L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Benítez
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Jesús M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cuesta
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hermoso de Mendoza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000145:classification*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D034421:Sus scrofa