Wragg Peter N, Strugnell Benjamin W, Whatmore Adrian M, Foster Geoffrey
Laboratory Services Department, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Thirsk Regional Laboratory, West House, Station Road, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 1PZ, United Kingdom.
J Vet Diagn Invest. 2011 Nov;23(6):1234-5. doi: 10.1177/1040638711425585.
A 7.5-kg female European badger (Meles meles) was submitted under the United Kingdom Government's Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme to the Thirsk Regional Laboratory of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency. Postmortem examination revealed a large, poorly encapsulated retropharyngeal abscess full of necrotic debris and pus. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum was isolated from the lymph node and confirmed by phenotypic profiling and 16S ribosomal RNA DNA sequencing. Workers should be aware of the potential for badgers to harbor zoonoses other than those more traditionally associated with the species.
一只7.5千克重的雌性欧洲獾（獾属）根据英国政府的野生动物事件调查计划被送往动物卫生和兽医实验室局的瑟斯克地区实验室。尸检发现一个巨大的、包膜不完整的咽后脓肿，充满坏死碎片和脓液。从淋巴结中分离出溶血隐秘杆菌，并通过表型分析和16S核糖体RNA DNA测序进行了确认。工作人员应该意识到獾除了携带那些传统上与该物种相关的人畜共患病外，还可能携带其他疾病的可能性。
