Elephant Salmonellosis

Salmonella typhimurium

Small, non-sporeforming gram-negative rods, spread from rodents, contaminated food and animals with parasites.

Syndroms:

• Septicemia
• Acute Enteritis
• Chronic Enteritis

Caracterics

• Watery faeces
• Faeces contaminated with blood, mucus or fibrinous material
• Abdominal pain
• Soil eating

Diagnosis:

• Faecal samples
• Blood analysis showing neutropaenia
• Soil eating

Treatment:

• Ampicillin
• Anti-inflammatoric drug
• Anti-biogram

2 Deceased elephants due to Elephant Salmonellosis.