An outbreak of chlamydiosis in farmed Indopacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) : clinical communication | Zendy

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An outbreak of chlamydiosis in farmed Indopacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) : clinical communication

Author(s) -

F. W. Huchzermeyer,

Eric Langelet,

John F. Putterill

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of the south african veterinary association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2224-9435

pISSN - 1019-9128

DOI - 10.4102/jsava.v79i2.253

Subject(s) - crocodylus , outbreak , crocodile , hatchling , juvenile , quarantine , biology , veterinary medicine , zoology , virology , fishery , ecology , medicine , hatching

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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