Nocardia otitidiscaviarum pneumonia in an Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra).

Full Abstract

Nocardia otitidiscaviarum was cultured from the lung of an Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) with suppurative bronchopneumonia. This is the first report of both nocardiosis and Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in this wild ungulate species.

Author information

Author/s: Domenis, L (L); Pecoraro, P (P); Spedicato, R (R); Corvonato, M (M); Peletto, S (S); Zuccon, F (F); Acutis, P (P);

Affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Sezione di Aosta/C.e.R.M.A.S. (National Reference Centre for Wildlife Diseases), Regione Amerique 7/G, Quart (Aosta), Italy. lorenzo.domenis(-atsign-)izsto.it

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of comparative pathology (J Comp Pathol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Jul; vol 141 (issue 1) : pp 70-3

Dates: Created 2009/06/09; Completed 2009/08/18;

PMID: 19361807, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 8/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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