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Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis (view source)
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*Lesions are neither specific nor always significant (catarrhal / mucopurulent tracheobronchitis)
*Lesions are neither specific nor always significant (catarrhal / mucopurulent tracheobronchitis)
*Enlarged tonsils and retropharyngeal lymph nodes
*Enlarged tonsils and retropharyngeal lymph nodes
*''B. bronchiseptica'' acts as a primary pathogen in Infectious canine tracheitis
*Frequently isolated from dogs with respiratory disease
*Often found with viruses or mycoplasma
*Adheres to ciliated epithelial cells in the trachea
*Colonisation and proliferation in trachea
*Releases toxins causing epithelial necrosis and prevents ciliary clearance
*Irritation to tract causes coughing
*Mortality rates low
*Peribronchial inflammation and [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Bronchopneumonia|bronchopneumonia]]
can result in unvaccinated puppies or immunosuppressed dogs
*Severe pneumonia following secondary infection e.g. with [[:Category:Streptococcus species|Streptococci]]
*Fatal [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Bronchopneumonia|bronchopneumonia]] if occurs secondary to [[Paramyxoviridae#Canine distemper virus|canine distemper virus]]
*Transmission via respiratory secretions by direct contact or aerosol and on fomites
*Clinical signs:
**Develop within 3-4 days; persist for up to 2 weeks
**Coughing
**Gagging
**Mild serous oculonasal discharge
*Treatments includes antibiotics if coughing persists or bronchopneumonia develops
*Live intranasal vaccines
*Also found in respiratory tract of cats; can cause pneumonia in kittens; vaccine available
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