Epidemiological studies on Listeriosis in sheep | ||||
Journal of Veterinary Medical Research | ||||
Article 19, Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2010, Page 141-148 PDF (621.3 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jvmr.2020.77591 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
E. E. Younis1; A. A El-Sawalhy2; Soumaya E. A.3; M. A. A. El-Beskawy4 | ||||
1Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
2African Union/Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU/IBAR), Nairobi, Kenya | ||||
3Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
4Veterinary Teaching Hospital Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
This study was carried out in El-Dakahilia governorate on six flocks at different areas 2448 sheep located with varied ages and with history of nervous manifestation. The Prevalence of nervous manifestations was 4.9% (105 /2448). The case fatality rate and mortality rate were 77.14 % and 3.3 % respectively. The percent of Listeria monocytogenes was 26.66% (8/30). Examination of CSF of diseased and control healthy sheep revealed significance elevation of total cell count, total protein and creatinine cytokinase of diseased than control sheep. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Epidemiological; studies; Listeriosis; sheep | ||||
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