Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

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Clinical signs

12

Host species

2

Bacterial disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia)

Reproductive

Reduced rumination Reduced lactation

Respiratory

Nasal discharge Required Painful cough Pathognomonic Painful respiration Pathognomonic

Musculoskeletal

Arthritis Extended neck posture Specific Elbows abducted posture Arched back

Diagnosis

Comparative intradermal allergic test

Isolation of Mycoplasma

Complement fixation test

ELISA

Agglutination test

Treatment

Tylosin 10 mg/kg every 12 hours for 3 days

Spiramycin 10-50 mg/kg for 3 days

Prevention & Control

Slaughter affected and contact animals

Movement restriction

Quarantine

Carrier detection and elimination

Vaccination with T1-44 strain

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Classification

Etiology Bacterial disease
Transmissibility Airborne
Infectiousness Moderately infectious
Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Disease Courses

Acute

Host Species

Cattle Primary host Susceptibility: Very high
Domestic buffalo Susceptibility: High

Associated Microorganisms

Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Cause

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