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*[[Black Leg|Black leg]]:

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**Acute disease of cattle and sheep

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**Endogenous infection in young cattle with latent spores in muscles, activated by trauma

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**Exogenous infection via wounds in sheep of any age

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**Gangrenous cellulitis and myositis caused by exotoxins leads to rapid death

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**Skeletal muscle damage with lameness, swelling and crepitus due to gas accumulation

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**Dyspnoea due to lesions in tongue and throat muscles

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**Myocardial and diaphragmatic lesions can cause sudden death

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**Fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis

*Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], along with [[Clostridium septicum|''Clostridium septicum'']]

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[[Category:Histotoxic Clostridia]][[Category:Cattle Bacteria]][[Category:Sheep Bacteria]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]

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[[Category:To Do - Medium]]

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Clostridium chauvoei (view source)