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| − | ===Contagious porcine pleuropneumonia=== | + | ===[[Contagious Porcine Pleuropneumonia]]=== |
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| − | *Caused by [[Haemophilus pleuropneumonia|''Haemophilus (Actinobacillus) pleuropneumonia'']]
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| − | *Seen mainly between 6wks-6mths of age but will affect any age
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| − | *Highly pathogenic strains are capable of initiating disease on their own with high mortality in young pigs
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| − | *A fibrinonecrotic [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of bronchitis or bronchiolitis|broncho]][[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of pneumonia|pneumonia]] with [[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology|pleurisy]]
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| − | *Foci of haemorrhagic consolidation or necrosis, mainly around major bronchi, tend to sequestrate
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| − | *Tending to spread throughout all lung lobes: therefore a cranioventral distribution may not be particularly evident
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| | ===Glasser's disease=== | | ===Glasser's disease=== |