Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 85 No. 2, 2015.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Comparison of the epizootiological and clinical features of caseous lymphadenitis and Morel’s disease in goats.
Josipa Habuš
orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-0466
; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Krešimir Matanović
; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Zrinka Štritof Majetić
orcid.org/0000-0001-9202-7961
; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Rukavina
; Veterinary Clinic Gospić, Gospić, Croatia
Ante Ćorić
; Veterinary Clinic Bjelovar, Ambulatory Station Rovišće, Croatia
Zoran Milas
; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Vilim Starešina
; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Branka Šeol Martinec
; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Nenad Turk
; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Morel’s disease and caseous lymphadenitis of sheep and goats are caused by Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, respectively. Both diseases have similar epizootiology and are characterized by abscess formations in or near major superficial lymph nodes. These similarities in the clinical picture, along with the fact that caseous lymphadenitis is a better known and more common disease result in frequent misdiagnosis of the disease. In this study, the clinical and epizootiological findings of Morel’s disease and caseous lymphadenitis were evaluated and compared in two naturally infected goat herds. All animals in both herds were clinically examined by inspection and palpation for the presence of abscesses. Epizootiological data and clinical features, including the localization, number and size of the abscesses, were recorded and compared. The study showed that in the early epizootic stage both diseases equally affect both young and adult goats. The main differences in the clinical picture were related to the smaller average number and size of abscesses per animal in caseous lymphadenitis. However, these differences are insufficient to distinguish individual cases and so isolation and identification of the causative agent is still needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Ključne riječi
caseous lymphadenitis; Morel’s disease; goats; epizootiology; clinical picture
Hrčak ID:
138456
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Datum izdavanja:
27.5.2015.
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