Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus - a case report of sudden death in a German sow farm

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A farm in North-West Germany experienced a high morbidity and mortality in their sow herd. Sows showed fever, lethargy, oedema, mucosal discharge and dyspnoea. Necropsy revealed a severe fibrinous and purulent polyserositis. Haematological and histological examinations confirmed septicaemia. Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus was isolated in high yields from major organs. Sequence typing of this isolate (21/455) revealed a new sequence type showing a significantly higher proliferation rate in comparison to two other isolates. Other infectious agents (influenza A virus, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, Porcine Circovirus 2, african swine fever virus, classical swine fever virus, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae) were excluded by routine diagnostic examinations. A climate check revealed an insufficient air supply in the area for the gestating sows. This case describes the first disease outbreak in swine due to S. zooepidemicus in Germany.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Porcine health management - 9(2023), 1 vom: 24. Okt., Seite 48

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Geiping, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Detlefsen, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Trittmacher, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Baums, Christoph Georg [VerfasserIn]
Bergmann, René [VerfasserIn]
Hennig-Pauka, Isabel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacteriaemia
Journal Article
Mortality
Neutrophilia
Septicaemia
Sequence typing
Swine

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Date Revised 22.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40813-023-00344-8

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NLM363682171