Outbreak of severe foot rot associated with benign Dichelobacter nodosus in an Alpine ibex colony in the Swiss Prealps.
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd
; 157(5): 277-84, 2015 May.
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ABSTRACT
An outbreak of foot rot occurred in the ibex colony "Vanil Noir" in Switzerland from May to December 2014. This article describes field observations and the analyses carried out on the limbs of 3 animals submitted for postmortem examination. Disease signs observed in the field included lameness, poor body condition and overgrown hooves. Macroscopic examination of selected limbs revealed severe lesions in all of them, including interdigital inflammation with ulceration and malodorous exudation. Histological changes were consistent with chronic laminitis with bone resorption, which was not detected at radiographical examination. Grocott-positive organisms compatible with Dichelobacternodosus were detected in the lesions. Samples collected from the lesions were positive by polymerase chain reaction for benign D. nodosus, which is typically associated with only mild lesions in domestic sheep. Whether D. nodosus is endemic in the colony or had previously been transmitted from sympatric domestic livestock is unclear. The unusual warm and humid weather conditions in 2014 may well have contributed to the outbreak.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cabras
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Enfermedades de las Cabras
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Dichelobacter nodosus
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Panadizo Interdigital
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
CH
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SUIZA
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SUÍÇA
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SWITZERLAND