Yersinia pestis infection in three dogs

Kathleen A. Orloski From the Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PO Box 2087, Fort Collins, CO 80522 (Orloski) and the Division of Epidemiology, Evaluation, and Planning, New Mexico Department of Health, PO Box 26110, Santa Fe, NM 87502 (Eidson).

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Millicent Eidson From the Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PO Box 2087, Fort Collins, CO 80522 (Orloski) and the Division of Epidemiology, Evaluation, and Planning, New Mexico Department of Health, PO Box 26110, Santa Fe, NM 87502 (Eidson).

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  • Infection with the gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is a serious disease in cats, rodents, rabbits, and people.

  • In dogs, clinical signs of Y pestis infection are rare and have not been well documented. When clinical signs occur, they may be nonspecific, such as fever and lethargy, or may include lesions of the oral cavity or lymph nodes. Infection with Y pestis may be difficult to distinguish from other infectious diseases.

  • In endemic regions, Y pestis infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis when examining dogs with nonspecific fever and lethargy.

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01 Aug 1995
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