Huchzermeyer F W, Gerdes G H, Foggin C M, Huchzermeyer K D, Limper L C
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Republic of South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1994 Mar;65(1):20-2.
An investigation into the cause of acute mortality in farmed hatchling crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus led to the isolation of chlamydia from the livers of affected animals. Prominent pathological finds were acute hepatitis with intracellular chlamydial colonies and generalized oedema. A chlamydia presumed to be C. psittaci was isolated from livers of affected hatchlings. Mortality subsided after treatment with oxytetracycline. This disease is now recognized as being a major problem on crocodile farms in Zimbabwe.
对圈养的尼罗鳄幼鳄急性死亡原因的调查导致从患病动物的肝脏中分离出衣原体。显著的病理发现是伴有细胞内衣原体菌落的急性肝炎和全身性水肿。从患病幼鳄的肝脏中分离出一种推测为鹦鹉热衣原体的衣原体。用土霉素治疗后死亡率下降。这种疾病现在被认为是津巴布韦鳄鱼养殖场的一个主要问题。
