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| **Guttural pouch empyema | | **Guttural pouch empyema |
| **100% morbidity; 5% mortality | | **100% morbidity; 5% mortality |
− | **Death can occur from pneumonia, breathing difficulties from swollen lymph nodes or purpura haemorrhagica (an immune-mediated disease) | + | **Death can occur from pneumonia, breathing difficulties from swollen lymph nodes or [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Ischaemia|purpura haemorrhagica]](an immune-mediated disease) |
| **Bastard strangle may occasionally occur, with abscessaation in many organs of the body | | **Bastard strangle may occasionally occur, with abscessaation in many organs of the body |
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| **Avoid overcrowding and mixing different age groups | | **Avoid overcrowding and mixing different age groups |
| **Disinfection of equipment | | **Disinfection of equipment |
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| ===''Streptococcus suis''=== | | ===''Streptococcus suis''=== |
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| + | *Meningitis, arthritis, septicaemia and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs |
| + | *Sporadic cases of endocarditis, neonatal deaths and abortion |
| + | *Carried in tonsils of carrier pigs |
| + | *Outbreaks occur in intensively-reared herds with poor hygiene |
| + | *Carrier sows infect litters causing neonatal deaths |
| + | *Meningitis with fever, tremors, incoordination, opisthotonos and convulsions |
| + | *Treatment with penicillin; prophylactic long-acting penicillin for sows and piglets |
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| + | ===Bovine streptococcal mastitis=== |
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| + | *''S. agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae'' and ''S. uberis'' primarily cause mastitis |
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| *Swabs of pus or exudate cultured on blood agar and MacConkey agar | | *Swabs of pus or exudate cultured on blood agar and MacConkey agar |
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| *PCR, Lancefield grouping and biochemical tests | | *PCR, Lancefield grouping and biochemical tests |
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| * Can cause vascular fragility, leading to [[General Pathology - Haemostasis#Haemorrhagic Disease Due To Vascular Fragility|haemorrhagic disease]]. | | * Can cause vascular fragility, leading to [[General Pathology - Haemostasis#Haemorrhagic Disease Due To Vascular Fragility|haemorrhagic disease]]. |
| *Secondary invadors after [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Equine influenza|Equine influenza]] | | *Secondary invadors after [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Equine influenza|Equine influenza]] |
− | *''S. suis'' in [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs
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| *In [[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology#Pyothorax (Thoracic empyema)|pyothorax]] | | *In [[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology#Pyothorax (Thoracic empyema)|pyothorax]] |
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| *In infectious [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Sheep|arthritis of sheep]], [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Cattle|arthritis in calves]], [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Horses|arthritis in horses]] and [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Pigs|arthritis in pigs]] | | *In infectious [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Sheep|arthritis of sheep]], [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Cattle|arthritis in calves]], [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Horses|arthritis in horses]] and [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Pigs|arthritis in pigs]] |
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− | *In horses sometimes [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Ischaemia|purpura haemorrhagica]] follows, especially during recovery from [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Strangles|strangles]]
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| *In [[Cavity & Gingiva - Pathology#Catarrhal Stomatitis|catarrhal stomatitis]] | | *In [[Cavity & Gingiva - Pathology#Catarrhal Stomatitis|catarrhal stomatitis]] |
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| *In [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Deep pyoderma|deep pyoderma]] and subcutaneous abscesses | | *In [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Deep pyoderma|deep pyoderma]] and subcutaneous abscesses |