A report of anthrax in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in Botswana : to the editor

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Extracted from text ... 186 0038-2809 Tydskr.S.Afr.vet.Ver. (2005) 76(4): 186 To the editor - Aan die redakteur A report of anthrax in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in Botswana In November 2004, 3 cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) died in captivity while held by Cheetah Conservation Botswana in their transit enclosures. A 6-month-old cub died within 24 hours and 2 adults died within 36 hours of being fed red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) meat from the Jwana Game Park, Jwaneng, Botswana. The cub's neck had a slight ventral oedema and one of the adults vomited 12 hours prior to death. At death, a bloody nasal discharge and scleral ..