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PNEUMONIA ASSOCIATED WITH BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA IN CAPTIVE KOALAS
Author(s) -
McKenzie R.A.,
Wood A.D.,
Blackall P.J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1979.tb05597.x
Subject(s) - epizootic , bordetella bronchiseptica , outbreak , pneumonia , biology , population , bordetella , zoology , veterinary medicine , medicine , virology , environmental health , genetics , bacteria , bordetella pertussis
SUMMARY Bordetella bronchiseptica was isolated from 12 cases of purulent bronchopneumonia from a captive koala colony near Brisbane, Queensland. An initial epizootic in March 1967 causing 13% mortality was followed by annual outbreaks causing 2% mortality usually in newly weaned and aged koalas in late winter to early spring. High population density and a low plane of nutrition in winter were thought to predispose to the occurrence of the disease.