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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
Lumbosacral CSF can be collected under local anaesthesia and if the animal is infected will show an increased protein count and mild pleocytosis with large mononuclear cells.
Isolation of L. monocytogenes provides a definitive diagnosis of listeriosis. The prefferd samples are brain, aborted foetus or placenta.
Serology is not used as many healthy animals have high ''Listeria'' titres.
==History and Clinical Signs==
==History and Clinical Signs==