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Melioidosis in intensive piggeries in south eastern Queensland

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Ketterer, P.J., Webster, W.R., Shield, J., Arthur, R.J., Blackall, P.J. and Thomas, A.D. (1986) Melioidosis in intensive piggeries in south eastern Queensland. Australian Veterinary Journal, 63 (5). pp. 146-149.

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.1986.tb02953...

Publisher URL: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/home

Abstract

The epidemiology of melioidosis was investigated in 8 intensive piggery units which used water from the same river in south eastern Queensland. In 3 consecutive years (1981-1983) cases of disease followed heavy rainfall and flooding. Although Pseudomonas pseudomallei was not isolated from water or soil samples the water supply was suspected as the source of infection. Affected pigs were detected at slaughter by the presence of abscesses most commonly in the bronchial lymph nodes (40%) and spleen (34%). 159 cases were observed at slaughter from a total of 17397 animals at risk. Infection by inhalation of water aerosols derived from nipple drinkers, hose sprays and a water misting cooler was considered to be responsible for the bronchial lymph node lesions. These outbreaks occurred outside the area in which melioidosis is generally regarded as being endemic.

Item Type:Article
Corporate Creators:Biosecurity Queensland, Animal Science
Additional Information:Reproduced with permission from the © Australian Veterinary Journal. Access to published version may be available via Publisher’s website.
Keywords:Bacterial diseases; Swine diseases; Melioidosis; Pigs; Pseudomonas pseudomallei; Pseudomonas; Australia; Suidae; Suiformes; Artiodactyla; Mammals; Vertebrates; Chordata; Sus scrofa; Ungulates; Pseudomonas; Pseudomonadaceae; Gracilicutes; Bacteria; Prokaryotes.
Subjects:Animal culture > Swine
Veterinary medicine > Other diseases and conditions
Live Archive:26 Aug 2004
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:43

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