Natural Clostridium botulinum type C toxicosis in a group of cats

D. Elad*, E. Yas-Natan, I. Aroch, M. H. Shamir, S. Kleinbart, D. Hadash, M. Chaffer, K. Greenberg, A. Shlosberg

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Abstract

Clinical signs of botulism were observed in a group of eight cats, four of which died, after being fed pelican carrion. Clostridium botulinum type C was isolated from one cat. The microorganism and its toxin were found in the pelican. This is apparently the first report of natural botulism in cats.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)5406-5408
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume42
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2004

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