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A Case Report of a Botulism Outbreak in Beef Cattle Due to the Contamination of Wheat by a Roaming Cat Carcass: From the Suspicion to the Management of the Outbreak
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Le Maréchal, Caroline; Hulin, Olivier; Macé, Sabrina; Chuzeville, Cécile; Rouxel, Sandra; Poëzevara, Typhaine; Mazuet, Christelle; Pozet, Françoise; Sellal, Eric; Martin, Laure; Viry, Alain; Rubbens, Christine; Chemaly, Marianne.
We report a botulism outbreak in Charolais cattle fed with wheat flour contaminated by Clostridium botulinum type C and the management of the outbreak at each step from the clinical suspicion to the cleaning and disinfection operations. Diagnosis was based on typical suggestive clinical signs and detection of C. botulinum type C using real-time PCR in samples collected from three young affected bulls. All young exposed bulls and cows (18 animals) eventually died, but three young bulls and one cow were recovering when it was decided to euthanize them. C. botulinum type C was detected in the liver of these four animals. Analysis of the ration components demonstrated that wheat flour, wheat, and the mill used to make flour were positive for C. botulinum type...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Cattle botulism; Cat carcass; PCR; Wheat; Clostridium botulinum; Feed contamination.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00603/71516/69936.pdf