Caseous lymphadenitis outbreak

Meldrum, K.C.

Veterinary Record 126(15): 369

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900
PMID: 2336781
Document Number: 355471
Caseous lymphadentis in a herd of goats in Buckinghamshire, UK was diagnosed following the isolation of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (C. ovis) from skin abscesses. Suspect goats and in-contact goats on a further 9 premises were under movement restriction. The outbreak is believed to be associated with imported goats. This is the first report of the disease in the UK.

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