Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Isolation oftype C from a wound in a pig.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc
- Year:
- 2025
- Authors:
- Cordioli, Benedetta et al.
- Affiliation:
- Diagnostic and Microbiology Laboratory · Italy
Abstract
We report here the isolation oftype C from the medial muscles of the thigh of a gestating gilt with a claw wound and without evidence of septicemia. The pig died with paralytic signs, consistent with wound botulism, similar to episodes in humans.
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