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− | *Causes [[Joints - inflammatory#In Sheep|arthritis in sheep]] and [[Joints - inflammatory#In Pigs|arthritis and discospondylitis in pigs]]
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− | *May be involved in [[Bacterial skin infections#Systemic bacterial infections|cutaneous lesions]]
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| ===Overview=== | | ===Overview=== |
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| *Causes erysipelas in pigs and turkeys worldwide | | *Causes erysipelas in pigs and turkeys worldwide |
− | *Occasionally infects sheep and other animals | + | *[[Infectious Arthritis#In Pigs|Arthritis and discospondylitis in pigs]] as well as [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Systemic bacterial infections|cutaneous lesions]] |
| + | *Occasionally causes [[Infectious Arthritis#In Sheep|arthritis in sheep]] and disease in other animals |
| *Causes erysipeloid, a localised cellulitis in humans | | *Causes erysipeloid, a localised cellulitis in humans |
| *Found in porcine tonsils - 50% of pigs are thought to be carriers | | *Found in porcine tonsils - 50% of pigs are thought to be carriers |
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− | ===Clinical infections=== | + | ===[[Swine Erysipelas]]=== |
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| + | ===[[Turkey erysipelas]]=== |
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| + | ===Sheep infections=== |
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| + | *Non-suppurative polyarthritis of lambs from contamination of navel or tail-docking/castration wounds |
| + | *Cellulitis and laminitis in older lambs and ewes causing post-dipping lameness - entry through skin abrasions in hoof from contaminated dip |
| + | *Valvular endocarditis and pneumonia in ewes reported |
| + | **Clinical sighns: |
| + | ***Cutaneous erysipelas |
| + | ***Polyarthritis in lambs |
| + | ***Rarely fatal septicaemia |
| + | **Enters via: |
| + | ***Cuts, abrasions |
| + | ***Castration or docking wounds |
| + | ***Haematogenous spread -> subacute or chronic '''fibrinopurulent polyarthritis''' |
| + | **Morbidity up tp 50% |
| + | **Affects mostly unthrifty lmbs |
| + | **Fibrosis and [[Musculoskeletal Terminology - Pathology|osteophyte]] formation in later stages -> persistent lameness |
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| + | === Human erysipeloid === |
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| + | *Infection through skin wounds from fish and poultry |
| + | *Localised cellulitis |
| + | *Occasional joint and heart disease after haematogenous spread if untreated |
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