Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Foal with bloody diarrhea dies from Clostridium infection
By Bueschel, D et al.Ā·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical AssociationĀ·1998Ā·Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, United StatesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens type A necrotic enteritis in a foal.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A foal that was a mix of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse developed severe intestinal bleeding and sadly died less than two days after being born. Tests showed signs of a Clostridium perfringens type C infection, but further analysis revealed it was actually a type A strain that produces a harmful toxin. This case indicates that this type of bacteria can lead to serious intestinal problems in horses.
Abstract
A Thoroughbred-Quarter Horse crossbred foal developed hemorrhagic enteritis and died < 48 hours after birth. Gross and histologic findings were suggestive of Clostridium perfringens type C infection, and large numbers of C perfringens were isolated from intestinal contents. However, genotyping of isolates indicated that they were enterotoxigenic C perfringens type A, and isolates were found to produce C perfringens enterotoxin in vitro. This case suggests that enterotoxigenic C perfringens type A may cause enteric disease in horses.
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