A male Iriomote cat (
Felis iriomotensis) showing depression and anorexia died at Iriomote Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in February 1992. Autopsy revealed catarrhal and fibrinous pneumonia. Histologically, alveolar wall was edematous with infiltration of inflammatory cells and numerous
Capillaria aerophila worms were pres-ent in the bronchiole and alveoli. In the colon
Toxocara cati and
Spirometra erinacei were detected. From the lungs and heart
Pasteurella dagmatis was isolated almost purely, and the isolates were highly susceptible to benzeylpenicillin, oxytetoracycline and streptomycin.
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