Observations of cat leprosy

Authors: Little PB, Cordes DO, Thompson EJ
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 27, Issue 11, pp 233-235, Nov 1979
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Epidemiology, Mycobacterial, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Pathology
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: Over a period of 4 years, 179 cases of cat leprosy were diagnosed in New Zealand Animal Health Laboratories, and 156 of these were in the North Island. There was an increased incidence during the winter months. Sixty-eight percent of affected cats were less than 3 years old. Variations in the number of bacilli and the nature of the granulomatous skin-reaction probably reflects the host`s degree of resistance to the cat-leprosy organism.

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