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Clinical signs

10

Host species

1

Bacterial disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression Weakness

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia) Isolation behavior

Integumentary

Ear region edema Pathognomonic Eyelid edema Pathognomonic Nasal skin edema Pathognomonic Mandibular edema Pathognomonic

Respiratory

Snorting

Diagnosis

Anaerobic bacterial isolation

Fluorescent antibody technique

Treatment

High dose penicillin

Tetracycline with antitoxin

Prevention & Control

Proper carcass disposal

Good flock management

Vaccination with Clostridium novyi vaccine

Administer vaccine at least 6 weeks before breeding season

Use Black disease vaccine

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Classification

Etiology Bacterial disease
Transmissibility Contact-dependent
Infectiousness Moderately infectious
Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Host Species

Sheep Primary host Susceptibility: High

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.

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