Arizona infections in sheep associated with gastroenteritis and abortion

Greenfield, J.; Greenway, J.A.; Bigland, C.H.

Veterinary Record 92(15): 400-401

1973


ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900
PMID: 4721933
Document Number: 60297
During an 18-month period nine isolations of Paracolobactrum arizonae were made from diseased sheep from different areas. In four cases diarrhoea was reported. The organism was also isolated from a foetus received from an outbreak of abortion, and in other cases was shown to be a cause of septicaemia. Typing consistently revealed serotype 26:29-30. It is possible that this serotype may be a relatively common inhabitant of healthy sheep and that it may become invasive in stressed or debilitated animals.

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