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Suppurative meningitis in a 7-day-old Formosan sambar deer (Cervus unicolor swinhoei) caused by Escherichia coli |
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| Authors: | Ching-Lin Shyu Cheng-Chung Lin Shih-Ling Hsuan Shiow-Her Chiou Jacky Peng-Wen Chan |
| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, (Shyu, Chan); Graduate Institute of Veterinary Pathobiology (Lin, Hsuan); and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Microbiology (Chiou, Shyu), National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Road, 40227 Taichung, Taiwan |
| Abstract: | This article describes the clinical and pathological features of an orphan 7-day-old, male Formosan sambar fawn that was hospitalized for treatment of weakness. The fawn had been deprived of colostrum and developed suppurative meningitis that was attributed to Escherichia coli. |
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