Caprine Enteritis Associated with Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infection

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Gakuji YAEGASHI¹  Maki TAKAHASHI¹  Yukio M. SEIMIYA¹  Koji SASAKI¹  Chihiro SATOH¹  Hideaki IWANE¹ 

[1] Iwate Prefecture Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center

关键词: enteritis;    epidemic outbreak;    goat;    lactation stress;    Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype III;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.67.887

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(21)Cited-By(5)Yersiniosis was prevalent among a caprine herd during the late autumn of 2003 in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The disease affected 29 of about 100 lactating goats, but not dried or nonparous goats, mature male goats or kids. Four animals died within an epidemic period of 20 days. Affected animals developed decreased milk production with subsequent watery diarrhea, neutrophilia with increased band forms and multiple microabscesses characteristic of yersiniosis in the intestinal mucosa from the jejunum to caecum as well as in the mesenteric lymph nodes. Y. pseudotuberculosis serotype III was isolated from intestinal contents and mesenteric lymph nodes. The organism was also cultured from clinically normal dried animals. The outbreak might have been precipitated by multiple stress factors, such as lactation, cold weather, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection resulting in abscess formation and tapeworm and coccidium parasitisms.

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