Meningoencephalitis with chondrocranial subcutaneous abscessation and septicaemia in a captive lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris)

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, UK.
² International Zoo Veterinary Group, Keighley, UK.
³ Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science BCA, Agripolis, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

Andrew Frederick Rich et al. J Fish Dis. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;44(1):113-117.

doi: 10.1111/jfd.13276. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

¹ Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, UK.
² International Zoo Veterinary Group, Keighley, UK.
³ Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science BCA, Agripolis, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

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Keywords: Citrobacter freundii; lemon shark; meningoencephalitis; septicaemia; subcutaneous abscessation.

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