Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx).
A free-ranging adult Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) captured in Switzerland presented with a severe purulent unilateral conjunctivitis. Chlamydia felis was detected in conjunctival swabs by qPCR. Systemic treatment with oxytetracycline and ketoprofen led to complete recovery. Infection with C. felis has...
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| author | Marti, Iris Andrea Pisano, Simone Wehrle, Martin Meli, Marina L Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina Ryser, Marie Pierre |
| author_facet | Marti, Iris Andrea Pisano, Simone Wehrle, Martin Meli, Marina L Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina Ryser, Marie Pierre |
| author_sort | Marti, Iris Andrea |
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| description | A free-ranging adult Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) captured in Switzerland presented with a severe purulent unilateral conjunctivitis. Chlamydia felis was detected in conjunctival swabs by qPCR. Systemic treatment with oxytetracycline and ketoprofen led to complete recovery. Infection with C. felis has not been previously reported in Eurasian lynx. |
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| op_source | Marti, Iris Andrea; Pisano, Simone; Wehrle, Martin; Meli, Marina L; Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina; Ryser, Marie Pierre (2019). Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). Journal of wildlife diseases, 55(2), pp. 522-525. Wildlife Disease Association 10.7589/2018-05-142 <http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2018-05-142> |
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| spelling | ftunivbern:oai:boris.unibe.ch:129637 2025-05-18T14:07:56+00:00 Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). Marti, Iris Andrea Pisano, Simone Wehrle, Martin Meli, Marina L Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina Ryser, Marie Pierre 2019-04 application/pdf https://boris.unibe.ch/129637/1/b129637.pdf https://boris.unibe.ch/129637/ eng eng Wildlife Disease Association https://boris.unibe.ch/129637/ info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Marti, Iris Andrea; Pisano, Simone; Wehrle, Martin; Meli, Marina L; Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina; Ryser, Marie Pierre (2019). Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). Journal of wildlife diseases, 55(2), pp. 522-525. Wildlife Disease Association 10.7589/2018-05-142 <http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2018-05-142> 570 Life sciences biology 590 Animals (Zoology) 630 Agriculture info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed 2019 ftunivbern https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-05-142 2025-04-28T06:49:49Z A free-ranging adult Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) captured in Switzerland presented with a severe purulent unilateral conjunctivitis. Chlamydia felis was detected in conjunctival swabs by qPCR. Systemic treatment with oxytetracycline and ketoprofen led to complete recovery. Infection with C. felis has not been previously reported in Eurasian lynx. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lynx Lynx lynx lynx BORIS (Bern Open Repository and Information System, University of Bern) Journal of Wildlife Diseases 55 2 522 |
| spellingShingle | 570 Life sciences biology 590 Animals (Zoology) 630 Agriculture Marti, Iris Andrea Pisano, Simone Wehrle, Martin Meli, Marina L Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina Ryser, Marie Pierre Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). |
| title | Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). |
| title_full | Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). |
| title_fullStr | Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). |
| title_short | Severe Conjunctivitis Associated with Chlamydia felis Infection in a Free-ranging Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx). |
| title_sort | severe conjunctivitis associated with chlamydia felis infection in a free-ranging eurasian lynx ( lynx lynx). |
| topic | 570 Life sciences biology 590 Animals (Zoology) 630 Agriculture |
| topic_facet | 570 Life sciences biology 590 Animals (Zoology) 630 Agriculture |
| url | https://boris.unibe.ch/129637/1/b129637.pdf https://boris.unibe.ch/129637/ |