Elephant Salmonellosis

Salmonella typhimurium

Small, non-sporeforming gram-negative rods, spread from rodents, contaminated food and animals with parasites.

Syndroms:

  • Septicemia
  • Acute Enteritis
  • Chronic Enteritis

Caracterics

  • Watery faeces
  • Faeces contaminated with blood, mucus or fibrinous material
  • Abdominal pain
  • Soil eating

Diagnosis:

  • Faecal samples
  • Blood analysis showing neutropaenia
  • Soil eating

Treatment:

  • Ampicillin
  • Anti-inflammatoric drug
  • Anti-biogram

2 Deceased elephants due to Elephant Salmonellosis.

NameSpecies
Sex
OriginAgeBirthDeath dateDeath reasonParentsArrival
Death location
+ -Tuffie-LA
F
wild2219802002-07-02disease
Salmonellosis
x 1998-00-00
Diana Bernadette Rhodin
+ -Kenya-LA
F
wild1719651982-06-12disease
salmonellosis
x 1969-02-05
Louisville Zoo


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