Elad D, Yas-Natan E, Aroch I, Shamir M H, Kleinbart S, Hadash D, Chaffer M, Greenberg K, Shlosberg A
Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel.
J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Nov;42(11):5406-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5406-5408.2004.
Clinical signs of botulism were observed in a group of eight cats, four of which died, after being fed pelican carrion. Clostridium botulinum type C was isolated from one cat. The microorganism and its toxin were found in the pelican. This is apparently the first report of natural botulism in cats.
一组八只猫在食用鹈鹕腐肉后出现了肉毒中毒的临床症状,其中四只死亡。从一只猫身上分离出了C型肉毒梭菌。在鹈鹕体内发现了这种微生物及其毒素。这显然是猫自然感染肉毒中毒的首例报告。