Pulpy kidney

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Clinical signs

19

Host species

4

Bacterial disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Depression Recumbency

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia) Sudden death Required Isolation behavior Bellowing

Digestive

Hypersalivation Diarrhea Required Dysentery Abdominal pain Jaw champing

Neurologic

Convulsion Pathognomonic Ataxia Opisthotonus Mania

Musculoskeletal

Bruxism Muscle tremor Knuckling

Diagnosis

Gram stained smear of ileal mucosa

Isolation and identification of organism

Epsilon toxin detection

Urine glucosuria detection

Treatment

Hyperimmune antiserum

Oral penicillin

Sulfonamides

Prevention & Control

Adjust food intake

Vaccination with lamb dysentery and pulpy kidney vaccine

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Classification

Etiology Bacterial disease
Transmissibility Contact-dependent
Infectiousness Moderately infectious
Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Host Species

Cattle Susceptibility: Low
Sheep Primary host Susceptibility: Very high
Goat Susceptibility: Moderate
Camel Susceptibility: Low

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.

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