| an outbreak of fowl cholera in ring-necked pheasants (phasianus colchicus). | a total of 120 ring-necked pheasants from a 3000-bird flock in zeeland, mi, died over a 3-day period. clinical signs included sudden death, diarrhea, and limping. at necropsy, hepatomegaly with multifocal cream-colored foci randomly distributed throughout the parenchyma was observed in diseased birds. additionally, the spleen was enlarged up to three times its normal size and had a marbled appearance. microscopically, there was multifocal splenic and hepatic necrosis with intralesional rod-shape ... | 2003 | 14562913 |