Malignant edema

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Clinical signs

14

Host species

5

Bacterial disease Zoonotic

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression Required Recumbency Weakness

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia) Sudden death Specific

Musculoskeletal

Lameness Muscle tremor

Respiratory

Tachypnea

Integumentary

Wound edema Pathognomonic Emphysematous swelling Pathognomonic Painful swelling Cold insensitive swelling Serosanguineous wound discharge Pathognomonic

Diagnosis

Gram stain

Fluorescent antibody staining

Anaerobic culture

Animal inoculation in guinea pigs

Nagler reaction negative

Treatment

Penicillin 20000 IU/kg

Polyvalent antitoxin

Drainage incision and hydrogen peroxide irrigation

Prevention & Control

Proper wound hygiene

Proper disposal of carcasses

Vaccination with formalinized bacterin

Blackleg and gas gangrene bivalent vaccine

Related Products

Alpha-7 7-Way Clostridial Single-Dose Cattle Vaccine Alpha-7 / MB Clostridial and Pinkeye Cattle Vaccine

Classification

Etiology Bacterial disease
Zoonotic Yes
Transmissibility Moderate
Infectiousness Moderately infectious
Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Host Species

Cattle Primary host Susceptibility: High
Sheep Primary host Susceptibility: High
Goat Susceptibility: Moderate
Horse Primary host Susceptibility: High
Human Susceptibility: Moderate

Associated Microorganisms

Clostridium septicum Cause

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