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| Provedor de dados: |
ArchiMer
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| País: |
France
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| Título: |
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
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| 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
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| Data: |
2019-12
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| Ano: |
2019
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| Palavras-chave: |
Cattle botulism
Cat carcass
PCR
Wheat
Clostridium botulinum
Feed contamination
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| Resumo: |
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 C. A dead cat positive for C. botulinum type C was discovered in the silo where wheat grain was stored and was considered the source of contamination. The cat’s entire body was found mummified, well preserved, and not rotting in the silo. Specific measures, in particular, vaccination of the rest of the herd and cleaning and disinfection operations, were implemented to prevent any recurrence of the outbreak. The presence of wild animal carcasses in feed harboring anaerobic conditions like silage, in particular during harvesting, are known to be at risk for the initiation of a botulism outbreak. This outbreak is a reminder that the presence of an animal carcass in feed, regardless of the kind of feed and whenever the contamination occurs, either during harvesting or storage, is sufficient to induce a botulism outbreak.
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Text
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00603/71516/69936.pdf
DOI:10.3390/ani9121025
https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00603/71516/
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| Editor: |
MDPI AG
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| Formato: |
application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Animals (2076-2615) (MDPI AG), 2019-12 , Vol. 9 , N. 12 , P. 1025 (16p.)
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| Direitos: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
restricted use
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