Localized cutaneous infection with Francisella tularensis resembling ulceroglandular tularemia in a cat.

A chronically draining subcutaneous mass was removed from the ventral cervical region of a 6-year-old spayed female Domestic Shorthair cat. The histopathologic diagnosis was severe locally extensive pyogranulomatous and necrotizing cellulitis. Bacterial culture yielded Francisella tularensis subsp.

Potential pathogens in feces from unweaned llamas and alpacas with diarrhea.

Objective: To identify potential pathogens in feces from llama and alpaca crias with diarrhea.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Animals: 45 unweaned crias with diarrhea.