Caseous lymphadenitis

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Clinical signs

Host species

Bacterial disease

Clinical Signs

General Systemic Signs

Anemia Emaciation

Respiratory

Bronchopneumonia

HemoLymphatic

Lymphadenomegaly Pathognomonic Prescapular lymphadenomegaly Specific Precrural lymphadenomegaly Specific Lymph node abscess Pathognomonic Parotid lymphadenomegaly Specific Cold abscess Specific

Neurologic

Ataxia

Urinary

Pyelonephritis

Integumentary

Creamy purulent discharge Specific

Diagnosis

Clinical examination

Smear microscopy

Bacterial culture on blood agar

ELISA for antitoxins

Double immunodiffusion test

Biochemical identification

Treatment

Penicillin

Oxytetracycline

Sulfonamides

Prevention & Control

Cull animals with enlarged lymph nodes

Disinfection of surgical instruments

Perform shearing and docking under hygienic conditions

Avoid contamination of sheep dip

Fly control

Vaccination with killed organism bacterin or toxoid

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Classification

Etiology Bacterial disease

Transmissibility Moderate

Infectiousness Moderately infectious

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Host Species

Cattle Incidental host Susceptibility: Low

Buffalo Incidental host Susceptibility: Low

Sheep Primary host Susceptibility: Very high

Goat Primary host Susceptibility: Very high

Camel Susceptibility: Moderate

Horse Incidental host Susceptibility: Low

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.