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

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