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| − | ===''C. perfringens'' type B=== | + | ===''[[Clostridium perfringens type B]]=== |
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| − | *[[Intestines Fibrinous/Haemorrhagic Enteritis - Pathology#Lamb Dysentery (Enterotoxaemia with Blood)|Lamb dysentery]]
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| − | *Up to 30% morbidity and high mortality
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| − | *Affects lambs in first week of life
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| − | *Abdominal distension, pain, bloody faeces, sudden death
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| − | *Bacterial overgrowth in the intestine of the lamb due to immature bacterial flora
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| − | *Lack of proteases in the immature gut prevents cleavage of the beta toxin, allowing it to cause disease
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| − | *Also alpha and epsilon toxins
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| − | *Haemorrhagic enteritis and ulceration in the small intestine
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| − | *Fluid in the peritoneal cavity and pericardial sac due to increased capillary permeability (beta toxin)
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| − | *Fatal haemorrhagic enteritis in newborn foals, calves and adult goats
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