Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
An outbreak of chlamydiosis in farmed Indopacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus).
- Journal:
- Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Huchzermeyer, F W et al.
- Affiliation:
- crocvet@mweb.co.za
Abstract
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.
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