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J Herpe Med Surg
Listeria monocytogenes Septicaemia in an Inland Bearded Dragon, Pogona vitticeps * Simon J. Girling BVMS (Hons), DZooMed, CBiol, MIBiol, MRCVS and Mary A. Fraser BVMS, PhD, CertVD, CBiol, MIBiol, MRCVS
* Strathmore Veterinary Clinic, 6 London Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2PH, United Kingdom Listeriosis is a common disease of mammals, particularly ruminant livestock, but also of humans. It is frequently associated with low environmental temperatures, such as is encountered in the refrigeration of human foodstuffs, or in soil contamination in livestock. Here it is reported that Listeria monocytogenes caused a meningitis and septicaemic state in an inland bearded dragon, Pogona vitticeps after being fed infected frozen and then defrosted mouse pups. [Abstract] |