Veterinary Science & Technology

Pierluigi Cazzola

Publications

• Research Article
  Monitoring of pseudotuberculosis in an Italian Population of Alpine Chamois: Preliminary Results
  Author(s): Martina Besozzi, Emiliana Ballocchi, Pierluigi Cazzola and Roberto ViganòMartina Besozzi, Emiliana Ballocchi, Pierluigi Cazzola and Roberto Viganò
  
  Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) of sheep and goats is a chronic and often sub-clinical disease, with high prevalence in different parts of the world, which can caused significant economic losses for farmers. The causative agent is Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis that primarily infects domestic small ruminants, but it has been isolated also in wildlife such as pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) and elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis). Furthermore, a recent research has demonstrated a maintenance of the infection on an endemic level in a Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) population after an outbreak with high morbidity and mortality. The typical clinical manifestation is lymph node abscess that may fistulize and discharge pus contaminating the environment where can survive for months in faeces, fomites, and soil. Infected subjects with the sub-clinical form can also shed bacteria thro.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000475

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