Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

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Recently, ten blackbucks have died in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur in Zoological Park due to suspected Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.

About Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

• It is also known as Pasteurellosis.
• It is a bacterial disease caused by certain serotypes of Pasteurella multocida.
  • The two common serotypes of P. multocida associated with the disease in these species are types B:2 (in Asia ) and E:2 (in Africa )
• These are geographically restricted to some areas of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and southern Europe.
• It is a major disease of cattle and buffaloes characterised by an acute, highly fatal septicaemia with high morbidity and mortality.
•  In both species, young animals and young adults are more susceptible than older animals.
• Germs of this disease survive longer in humid and waterlogged conditions.
• Transmission:  It can be transmitted by ingestion or inhalation, either during direct contact or via fomites such as contaminated feed and water.
• Symptoms of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia
  • Animals become dull and have high fever.  They refuse to eat and salivate more than normally. 
  • Swellings develop typically and quickly, especially around the throat, the brisket, the dewlap and sometimes around the head.
• Treatment:  Vaccines are available; Antimicrobial treatment administered intravenously soon after the onset of disease can reduce mortality.

Source: TH

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