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*Zoonotic
 
*Zoonotic
 
*Outbreaks from contaminated imported meat and bone meal  
 
*Outbreaks from contaminated imported meat and bone meal  
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*Most human infections contracted from animals, especially poulty and cattle
 
*Some serotypes are host-specific, some infect a wide range of species
 
*Some serotypes are host-specific, some infect a wide range of species
 
*Healthy adult carnivores are resistant to salmonellosis
 
*Healthy adult carnivores are resistant to salmonellosis
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**''S.'' Abortus-equi: infects horses outside of the UK
 
**''S.'' Abortus-equi: infects horses outside of the UK
 
**''S.'' Typhi, ''S.'' Paratyphi: infect humans
 
**''S.'' Typhi, ''S.'' Paratyphi: infect humans
*Most human infections contracted from animals, especially poulty and cattle
   
*Enteric salmonellosis:
 
*Enteric salmonellosis:
 
**Enterocolitis occurs in most farm animal species affecting all ages
 
**Enterocolitis occurs in most farm animal species affecting all ages
**[[Intestines - Ulcerative Enteritis|ulcerative enteritis]]  
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**[[Intestines - Ulcerative Enteritis|Ulcerative enteritis]]  
 
**Fever, depression, anorexia, foul-smelling diarrhoea containing blood, mucus and epithelial casts
 
**Fever, depression, anorexia, foul-smelling diarrhoea containing blood, mucus and epithelial casts
 
**Dehydration and weight loss
 
**Dehydration and weight loss
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**Can cause haemorrhagic disease by [[General Pathology - Haemostasis#Secondary Thrombocytopenic Disease|secondary thrombocytopenic disease]]
 
**Can cause haemorrhagic disease by [[General Pathology - Haemostasis#Secondary Thrombocytopenic Disease|secondary thrombocytopenic disease]]
 
**''S.'' Cholerae-Suis in pigs causes blue discoloration of ears and snout; co-infection with viruses causes severe clinical forms of disease
 
**''S.'' Cholerae-Suis in pigs causes blue discoloration of ears and snout; co-infection with viruses causes severe clinical forms of disease
*Bovine [[Intestines - Fibrinous/ Haemorrhagic Enteritis#Salmonellosis|Salmonellosis]]:
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*Bovine [[Intestines - Fibrinous/ Haemorrhagic Enteritis#Salmonellosis|salmonellosis]]:
 
**Syndrome of fever and diarrhoea (with dysentery), often fatal, in calves and adult cattle
 
**Syndrome of fever and diarrhoea (with dysentery), often fatal, in calves and adult cattle
 
**May cause abortion of pregnant cattle in absence of other signs
 
**May cause abortion of pregnant cattle in absence of other signs
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