Malignant edema

Bacterial disease
Bacterial disease Malignant edema

Overview

Etiology

Bacterial disease

Host Species

Cattle, Goat, Horse, Human, Sheep

Clinical Signs

Depression

Required

Weakness

Inappetence

Pyrexia

Required

Tachypnea

Muscle tremor

Lameness

Recumbency

Wound edema

Required

Emphysematous swelling

Required

Painful swelling

Cold insensitive swelling

Serosanguineous wound discharge

Required

Sudden death

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

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