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USAMRIID Pathology Division
African green monkey
(Chlorocebus aethiops)
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Day 7: Surgery
• Ulcerative and
hemorrhagic colitis
with a thickened colon
occluding the lumen
10-13 cm proximal to
anus
• Euthanasia and
necropsy
• Additional colonic and
gingival culture swabs
submitted
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Gross Pathology
• Colitis, ulcerative and hemorrhagic, segmental,
moderate, with mucosal sloughing
Cecum with adherent,
sticky fecal material
Colon with hemorrhage &
pseudomembrane
pseudomembrane
Ileum
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• Culture results:
Positive for Shigella
from rectal swab,
colon, and gingiva
• Growth was not
speciated
Gingival hyperplasia with
periodontitis