| naturally occurring histoplasmosis in the chinchilla (chinchilla laniger). | histoplasmosis was diagnosed histopathologically in a female chinchilla. this animal had originated from a commercial chinchilla ranch in central missouri. seventeen of 130 animals in the colony had died within a month's period with a respiratory illness. this animal had a history of fur chewing, but this was not true of all the other animals that had died. histoplasma capsulatum was cultured from timothy hay used for food. | 1975 | 1176618 |