Corynebacterial infection of cattle in Kenya

Skin infections in cattle caused by Corynebacterium ovis, either as the main pathogen or in association with other organisms, was investigated on a Kenya ranch. The morbidity rate was approximately 25% involving more than 3,000 cattle and the condition appeared to be highly infectious. Three treatme...

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Published inTropical animal health and production Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 33
Main Authors Kariuki, D P, Poulton, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1982
Subjects
Abscess - epidemiology
Abscess - therapy
Abscess - veterinary
Animals
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - therapy
Corynebacterium - isolation & purification
Corynebacterium Infections - epidemiology
Corynebacterium Infections - therapy
Corynebacterium Infections - veterinary
Corynebacterium pyogenes - isolation & purification
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Female
Kenya
Male
Skin Diseases, Infectious - epidemiology
Skin Diseases, Infectious - therapy
Skin Diseases, Infectious - veterinary
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Kenya
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Summary:Skin infections in cattle caused by Corynebacterium ovis, either as the main pathogen or in association with other organisms, was investigated on a Kenya ranch. The morbidity rate was approximately 25% involving more than 3,000 cattle and the condition appeared to be highly infectious. Three treatment regimes were instituted and the most effective proved to be lancing and irrigating the large abscesses with iodine solution.
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/BF02281102