Detection of novel RNA viruses in wild noble crayfish (Astacus astacus): A virome analysis in Swiss water bodies.

European native crayfish populations are undergoing a strong decline due to environmental factors and the introduction of highly competitive non-native species. Pathogens are an additional threat to native crayfish. However, aside from the crayfish plague, other infectious diseases are still widely unknown.

Fatal gastritis and enterocolitis due to concurrent Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni infection in a captive cheetah (Acinonyxjubatus).

A 3.5-year-old female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) died after a 10-day history of anorexia, regurgitation and diarrhoea despite symptomatic therapy. At gross post-mortem examination, the stomach was blood-filled with mucosal thickening and multifocal ulcerations.

Treatment of digital dermatitis using salicylic acid in European bison () reveals promising results.

Digital dermatitis (DD) associated with the presence of multiple spp. was recently described for the first time in European bison (). DD is characterized by skin inflammation in the distal foot area in various ungulates.