To describe the diagnosis and successful treatment of systemic francisellosis in a dog. An 11‐
year‐old female spayed Labrador retriever presented for progressive lethargy, hyporexia …

The article describes the case of a 10-month-old, male castrated bulldog diagnosed with
Francisella philomiragia septicemia. Medical history of the dog included signs of lethargy …

An immunohistochemical test was developed and validated for detection of Francisella
tularensis antigen in tissues of cats with fatal tularemia. Ten cases of naturally occurring …

Acute Francisella tularensis infection in 3 domestic cats was presumptively diagnosed on
the basis of clinical signs and lesions and confirmed by culturing or immunofluorescent …

Methods: A necropsy was performed on the cat by the Fort Riley veterinarian, DNA
extraction and PCR analyses were conducted by FADL microbiologists, histology and …

An immunohistochemical assay was developed and tested for detection of Francisella
tularensis lipopolysaccaride antigen in tissues of captive prairie dogs (Cynomys …

Tularemia was diagnosed in 2 cats that were examined because of pyrexia and lethargy;
both cats had a history of exposure to wild rabbits. One cat was vomiting, and the other was …

The isolation of Francisella tularensis from blood culture is extremely rare; a review of the
literature produced only five documented cases. However, over a recent 17-month period …

Francisella philomiragia is a very uncommon pathogen of humans. Diseases caused by it
are protean and have been reported largely in near-drowning victims and those with chronic …

Abstract Case Description—A 3-year-old female squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus sciureus)
was examined because of sudden onset of lethargy and fever. Clinical Findings—On initial …