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Clinical signs

7

Host species

1

Bacterial disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Depression Recumbency

General Systemic Signs

Sudden death Required Isolation behavior

Neurologic

Convulsion

Digestive

Necrotic enteritis Pathognomonic Peritonitis Pathognomonic

Diagnosis

Microscopic examination of stained smears

Anaerobic culture on blood agar

Toxin detection assay

Toxin antitoxin neutralization test

Prevention & Control

Vaccination with alum precipitated toxoid

Burning carcasses

Burial with quicklime

Sanitation

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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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