Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Distribution of Arcanobacterium pluranimalium in animals examined in veterinary laboratories in the United Kingdom.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Foster, Geoffrey & Hunt, Brian
- Affiliation:
- SAC Consulting Veterinary Services · United Kingdom
Plain-English summary
A study looked at the presence of a bacteria called Arcanobacterium pluranimalium in various animals in the UK. This bacteria was first found in a harbor porpoise and a fallow deer back in 2001, but it has since been identified mostly in sheep. The researchers found this bacteria in sheep samples 33 times, mainly from cases of abortion, but also from semen, abscesses, internal organs, and a few other conditions. They also found it once in a milk sample from a cow with mastitis (an infection of the udder). Overall, the study indicates that sheep are the most commonly affected by this bacteria, particularly in relation to abortion issues.
Abstract
Arcanobacterium pluranimalium was first reported in 2001 for 2 isolates, from a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and a fallow deer (Dama dama). The same organism was subsequently reported from ovine material. A review of material submitted to veterinary laboratories in the United Kingdom from a range of domestic and wild animals during the following years revealed that A. pluranimalium had been recovered from ovine specimens on 33 occasions. Twenty ovine isolates came from abortion material, 5 from semen samples, 3 from abscesses, 3 from viscera, and 1 case each of navel ill and peritonitis. The only other A. pluranimalium isolate recovered during the period was from a milk sample collected from a cow with mastitis. The findings of the current study suggest that sheep were the host most frequently affected by infection with A. pluranimalium with recovery most commonly made from abortion material.
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