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'''Salmonella'''

'''Salmonella'''

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''Salmonella typhimurium'' and ''Salmonella enteriditis'' are the common causative agents and are often associated with contaminated food and bedding. Diarrhoea may be haemorrhagic, cause septicaemia and can also cause sudden death. Diagnosis is via isolation and culture of the ''Salmonella spp'' via faecal samples.<br />

''Salmonella typhimurium'' and ''Salmonella enteriditis'' are the common causative agents and are often associated with contaminated food and bedding. Diarrhoea may be haemorrhagic, cause septicaemia and can also cause sudden death. Macroscopic pathologic findings include enlarged liver, spleen and lymph nodes containing small white necrotic foci in chronically infected animals but no findings in acute infections.

Diagnosis is via isolation and culture of the ''Salmonella spp'' via faecal samples.<br />

Chronic cases and those that recover from a ''Salmonella'' infection are likely to become carriers and should be destroyed to prevent further outbreaks. <br />

Chronic cases and those that recover from a ''Salmonella'' infection are likely to become carriers and should be destroyed to prevent further outbreaks. <br />

'''Yersinia (pseudotuberculosis)'''

'''Yersinia (pseudotuberculosis)'''