Black disease

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Clinical signs

13

Host species

2

Bacterial disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Depression Weakness

General Systemic Signs

Sudden death Required Isolation behavior Sternal recumbency

Nervous

Incoordination

Cardiovascular

Muffled heart sounds

Integumentary

Periorbital edema Cold skin

Respiratory

Rapid shallow respiration

Digestive

Absent ruminal sounds Semifluid feces

Diagnosis

Gram stain

Fluorescent antibody staining

Anaerobic culture on glucose blood agar

Passive protection toxin test

Histopathology

Treatment

Penicillin

Broad spectrum antibiotics with specific antitoxin

Prevention & Control

Burn carcasses

Control snails

Treat liver fluke infestation

Vaccination with alum precipitated toxoid

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Classification

Etiology Bacterial disease
Transmissibility Contact-dependent
Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Host Species

Cattle Susceptibility: High
Sheep Primary host Susceptibility: Very high

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.

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