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| ===Laboratory Tests=== | | ===Laboratory Tests=== |
| ===Pathology=== | | ===Pathology=== |
− | Pathological changes visible on post mortem examination
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− | are observed most often in lymph nodes, | + | In acute calssical swine fever, pathological changes are most typically haemorrhagic. Haemorrhages are seen in the lymph nodes, which are also swollen and oedematous. Appearance of haemorrhages in the kidney can vary from petechiae (giving a "turkey egg" kidney) to ecchymoses, and petechiae can also be observed in the larynx, bladder and heart as well as on serosal surfaced. A non-purulent encephalitis is sometimes seen. |
− | spleen and kidneys. The lymph nodes become swollen,
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− | oedematous and haemorrhagic (Fig. 2). Haemorrhages | |
− | of the kidney may vary in size from petechiae | |
− | to ecchymotic haemorrhages. Petechiae can also be | |
− | observed in the urinary bladder, larynx, epiglottis and | |
− | heart, and may be widespread over the serosae of the | |
− | abdomen and chest. A non-purulent encephalitis is
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− | often present (Gruber et al., 1995).
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| Chronic: | | Chronic: |