Chinchilla listeriosis: a food-borne cecal disease from Listeria monocytogenes, rare in pets
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- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Listeriosis is common in farm-ranched chinchillas but has not been seen in pets.
- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* In chinchillas it starts as a caecal infection that spreads through the blood.
- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The liver is the main organ affected, as the bacteria multiply inside its cells.
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