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Figure 1. Multifocal abscesses showing embolic spread in a chinchilla liver. This is characteristic of gram-negative sepsis, in this case Y enterocolitica; Salmonella spp infections may present identically.
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Figure 2. M avium infection in an albino ferret
LCMV = lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, MAIC = Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex, MOTT = mycobacteria other than tuberculosis
Figure 3. Sarcoptes scabiei infection on the pinna of a rabbit. There is marked hyperkeratosis and inflammation of the ear (result of self-mutilation).
Figure 4. Extreme pruritus and self-trauma in a guinea pig infected with Trixacarus caviae. Severe pruritus may result in self-mutilation and frenzied behavior.
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BRUCE H. WILLIAMS, DVM, DACVP, is senior pathologist at the Joint Pathology Center in Washington, D.C. He is a frequent author and international lecturer on many aspects of veterinary pathology, including pathology of laboratory animals and clinical medicine and pathology of the ferret. Dr. Williams is president of the C. L. Davis Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary Pathology, through which he has lectured on veterinary medicine and pathology at more than 60 international conferences.
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The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), a source of zoonotic cryptosporidiosis. Robinson G, Chalmers RM. Zoonoses Public Health 57:e1-e13, 2010.
Human salmonellosis associated with exotic pets. Woodward DL, Kakhria R, Johnson WM. J Clin Microbiol 35:2786-2790, 1997.
Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium associated with rodents purchased at retail pet stores—United States, December 2003-2004.Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 54: 429-433, 2005.
Zoonoses of occupational health importance in contemporary laboratory animal research. Hankenson FC, Johnston NA, Weigler BJ, Di Giacomo RF. Comp Med 53:579-601, 2003.
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