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INFECTIOUS AGENTS ISOLATED FROM Chinchilla laniger

This report describes a case of infection for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and outbreaks caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica in chinchila farms from the region of Santa Maria, Southern Brazil. The affected animals presented apathy, anorexia, respiratory impairment and nasal secretion. The isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was carried out through the culture of samples of lung whereas Bordetella bronchiseptica was obtainedfrom lung, liver and swab of traqueal secretion. In this report, the clinical data and the pathological findings as well as the isolation and identification of these agents are described.

Chinchilla laniger; Bordetella bronchiseptica; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Bordetella bronchiseptica; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; rodents


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