Pulmonary and submandibular lymphnode abscesses in a whit- tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus)‎

الملخص EN

A thin, lactating and uncoordinated female white-tailed deer was submitted for necropsy as part of a surveillance program for chronic wasting disease (CWD).

Laboratory tests for CWD and rabies were negative.

Post-mortem examination revealed pulmonary and submandibular lymph node abscesses associated with Arcanobacterium pyogenes and Pasteurella.

The overall presentation suggests that the infections may have been associated with chronic stress.