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Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum (view source)
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This disease is notifiable to the [http://www.oie.int/ vWorld Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)].
This disease is notifiable to the [http://www.oie.int/ vWorld Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)].
== Signalment ==
A striking feature of CCPP is the host and tissue specificity of the causative agent, as lesions are produced only in goat lungs. Although ''M. capricolum'' subsp. ''capripneumoniae ''is present in high quantities in affected lungs, there is no dissemination to other organs. This may be due to a specific reaction of the lung tissue towards a mycoplasmal component that leads to an exacerbated inflammatory response.<ref> Thiaucourt, F., Bölske, G (1996) '''Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and other pulmonary mycoplasmoses of sheep and goats'''. Revue Scientifique et Technique - Office International des épizooties, 15(4):1397-1414; 69</ref>
== Clinical Signs ==
== Clinical Signs ==
Diagnostic systems based on PCR have been developed for the rapid detection, identification and differentiation of members of the ''M. mycoides'' cluster and the specific identification of ''M. capricolum'' subsp. ''capripneumoniae''<ref>Bashiruddin, J. B., Taylor, T. K., Gould, A. R (1994) '''A PCR-based test for the specific identification of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides SC'''. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 6(4):428-434; 14</ref> <ref>Hotzel, H., Sachse, K., Pfützner, H (1996) '''A PCR scheme for differentiation of organisms belonging to the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster'''. Veterinary Microbiology, 49(1/2):31-43; 21</ref>
Diagnostic systems based on PCR have been developed for the rapid detection, identification and differentiation of members of the ''M. mycoides'' cluster and the specific identification of ''M. capricolum'' subsp. ''capripneumoniae''<ref>Bashiruddin, J. B., Taylor, T. K., Gould, A. R (1994) '''A PCR-based test for the specific identification of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides SC'''. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 6(4):428-434; 14</ref> <ref>Hotzel, H., Sachse, K., Pfützner, H (1996) '''A PCR scheme for differentiation of organisms belonging to the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster'''. Veterinary Microbiology, 49(1/2):31-43; 21</ref>
==Treatment ==
==Treatment ==