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Septicemic pasteurellosis in farmed elk (Cervus canadensis) in Alberta
Pritpal S Malhi1, Musangu Ngeleka1, Murray R Woodbury1
1Prairie Diagnostic Services (Malhi, Ngeleka), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Woodbury), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Abstract:
Septicemic pasteurellosis is a bacterial disease of domestic and wild animals including bison, elk, and pronghorn antelope caused by Pasteurella multocida. Here we report 2 cases of septicemic pasteurellosis in farmed elk. Pasteurella multocida serogroup B was isolated from multiple tissues in both animals. Gene sequencing (16S ribosomal RNA) and BLAST query confirmed that the sequence is 99% to 100% homologous to the P. multocida sequences in the database.
