Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Outbreaks of tetanus in beef cattle and sheep in Brazil associated with disophenol injection.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Driemeier, D et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Pathology · Brazil
Abstract
Outbreaks of tetanus, in which 297 beef cattle and 50 sheep were affected and died, were associated with the injection of a Clostridium tetani-contaminated anthelmintic (disophenol). The disease was observed on five farms in Rio Grande Sul, Brazil.
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