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Detection of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in naturally infected pigs in Kamuli District, Uganda

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Title Detection of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in naturally infected pigs in Kamuli District, Uganda
 
Creator Musewa, A.
Roesel, Kristina
Grace, Delia
Dione, Michel M.
Erume, J.
 
Subject animal diseases
swine
 
Description Swine erysipelas is an economically significant disease affecting all stages of pork production. The biggest losses may occur in growers-finishers because of sudden death or acute septicemia. Survivors often suffer from chronic lameness, arthritis and endocarditis leading to poor body growth. The causative agent is the ubiquitous bacterium Erysipelothrix (E.) rhusiopathiae, which is also able to enter the skin of people handling infected animals and meat and cause infection. In order to show the presence of E. rhusiopathiae in pigs, serum samples from 426 randomly selected pigs were collected in four subcounties (Bugulumbya, Butansi, Kitayunwa and Namwendwa) in Kamuli District in Uganda, as part of a multipathogen survey conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute in 2013. Subsequently, 100 samples of fresh pork were collected from all 67-pork slaughterhouses operating in the same subcounties for isolation and bacterial culture. Overall, 308/460 (67%) of the pig sera carried antibodies against E. rhusiopathiae and 45/100 (45%) of the fresh pork samples were contaminated with E. rhusiopathiae. This is the first ever report of E. rhusiopathiae in pigs and pork in Uganda.
 
Date 2018-09-09
2018-09-21T07:51:03Z
2018-09-21T07:51:03Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Musewa, A., Roesel, K., Grace, D., Dione, M. and Erume, J. 2018. Detection of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in naturally infected pigs in Kamuli District, Uganda. Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux 71(1–2): 31229.
1951-6711
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97463
http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/31229
https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.31229
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Publisher CIRAD (Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique Pour le Developpement)
 
Source Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux