Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in an emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae).
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Publications and source records attributed to J O Britt.
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Two cases of malignant lymphoma of the leptomeninges in dogs are described. Both involved the subarachnoid space overlying the cerebrum and cerebellum and in one dog there was infiltration of neoplastic lymphocytes into the leptomeninges of the cervical spinal cord and nerve roots. These cases appeared to represent primary meningeal lymphoma, except that lymphoma was present in an ovary of one of the dogs and here the meningeal lymphocytes were demonstrated to be B cells by the peroxidase-antiperoxidase method for cytoplasmic immunoglobulin. Meningeal lymphoma, primary or metastic, is rare in dogs. The differential diagnosis is discussed and includes reticulosis, sarcomatosis of the meninges, and the diffuse spread of an oligodendroglioma in the subarachnoid space. A tentative diagnosis of meningeal lymphoma in these cases could be made by examination of the cerebrospinal fluid cells.
Three cases of hepatic amebiasis and one case of gastric amebiasis were diagnosed in black and white colobus monkeys during a 9-month period. The diagnosis was difficult because of the absence of trophozoites and cysts in the feces and because of few trophozoites found in many of the hepatic lesions. Indirect hemagglutination titers were diagnostic in 2 monkeys.
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A comparative study on the stabilizing effect of sodium molybdate on androgen receptors was performed using canine prostates. Prostates from intact male dogs of mixed breeds were run in parallel sucrose density gradient analyses, using buffer systems with or without molybdate. Prostates that were homogenized in a molybdate buffer showed a significant increase in androgen receptor content relative to those in a molybdate-free system.
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Two cases of tuberculosis in psittacine birds were reported and the literature reviewed. One case was in a parakeet and this species was reported to be resistant to mycobacterial infection. No other case of parakeet tuberculosis was found in the literature. The other case was in a parrot. Historically, tuberculosis in parrots was common in European aviary collections, but case reports in the United States were few. The disease in parrots is of zoonotic interest, as they are unique among birds in being susceptible to mammalian strains of mycobacteria. The tuberculomatous aspect of the intestinal lesion in the parrot case described was unusual.
Acute viral hepatitis was diagnosed in five California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) stranded along the Los Angeles coast. Light microscopy revealed large nuclear inclusion bodies in hepatocytes. Electron microscopy provided evidence that these inclusion bodies were composed of adenovirus-like virions. Attempts to grow the virus in cell culture systems were unsuccessful.