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Fur Animal Epidemic Necrotic Pyoderma (FENP) is a severe, often lethal infectious disease affecting all three fur animal species: mink ( Neovision vision ), foxes ( Vulpes lagopus ) and finnraccoons ( Nyctereutes procyonoides ). Previous studies showed an association between  Arcanobacterium phocae  and FENP. An experimental infection was conducted to confirm the ability of  A .  phocae  to infect mink either alone or concurrently with a novel  Streptococcus  sp. found together with  A .  phocae  in many cases of FENP. Different inoculation methods were tested to study possible routes of transmission. Typical signs, and gross- and histopathological findings for FENP were detected when naïve mink were infected with the tissue extract of mink with FENP, using a subcutaneous/ intradermal infection route. Edema, hemorrhage, necrosis and pus formation were detected in the infection site. A pure culture preparation of  A .  phocae  alone or concurrently with the novel  Streptococcus  sp. caused severe acute signs of lethargy, apathy and anorexia and even mortality. The histopathological findings were similar to those found in naturally occurring cases of FENP. In contrast, the perorally infected mink presented no clinical signs nor any gross- or histopathological lesions. This study showed that  A .  phocae  is able to cause FENP. The study also indicated that predisposing factors such as the environment, the general condition of the animals, temperature and skin trauma contribute to the development of the disease.

Experimental Infection of Mink Enforces the Role of Arcanobacterium phocae as Causative Agent of Fur Animal Epidemic Necrotic Pyoderma (FENP)