TY - JOUR N2 - In the present study a severe outbreak of hemorrhagic pneumonia (HP) in neonatal minks concomitant with Leismania infantum (L. infantum) detection is reported. The outbreak took place on a Greek mink farm and affected 1,362 mink kits, with 524 dying. Macroscopic lesions of 14 necropsied affected kits were confined to the respiratory system with dark red, consolidated lung lobes and to the small intestine with severe, acute, hemorrhagic and necrotic enteritis. Microscopic examination of lung sections revealed severe hemorrhagic pyogranulomatous pneumonia. Bacteria were obtained in pure culture from the lungs of all necropsied animals and were confirmed as Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). Three out of 14 (21.4%) animals were positive for the presence of L. infantum DNA. The outbreak was attributed to the infection of minks with P. aeruginosa, possibly as a consequence of being immuno-suppressed by L. infantum. Further research is necessary, especially on the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa/L. infantum co-infection and the implications of this interaction on HP disease outcome. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/106880/PDF/22.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/106880 PY - 2018 IS - No 2 EP - 408 DO - 10.24425/122608 KW - mink KW - hemorrhagic pneumonia KW - Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - Leismania infantum KW - Greece A1 - Filioussis, G. A1 - Petridou, E. A1 - Papadopoulos, D. A1 - Karavanis, E. A1 - Morgan, E. A1 - Billinis, C. A1 - Papadopoulos, E. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences PB - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn VL - vol. 21 DA - 2018.08.30 T1 - Hemorrhagic pneumonia in neonatal minks in Greece concomitant with Leismania infantum detection SP - 405 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/106880 T2 - Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences ER -