Corynebacterium freneyi Bacterial Septicemia Secondary to Contagious Ecthyma in a Wild Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)

J Wildl Dis. 2021 Jan 6;57(1):225-229. doi: 10.7589/2019-10-254.

Abstract

A wild muskox (Ovibos moschatus) with dermatitis typical of contagious ecthyma had secondary bacterial septicemia with Corynebacterium freneyi that included laminitis, hepatitis, and suppurative encephalitis. This case supports the association between orf virus infection and fatal secondary infections, which may have contributed to population declines on Victoria Island, Canada.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild
  • Corynebacterium / isolation & purification*
  • Corynebacterium Infections / epidemiology
  • Corynebacterium Infections / pathology
  • Corynebacterium Infections / veterinary*
  • Ecthyma, Contagious / complications*
  • Male
  • Ruminants / microbiology*
  • Sepsis / microbiology
  • Sepsis / veterinary*

Supplementary concepts

  • Corynebacterium freneyi