Management of animal botulism outbreaks: from clinical suspicion to practical countermeasures to prevent or minimize outbreaks
Autor: | Patrick Fach, Viveca Båverud, Hanna Skarin, Bruna Auricchio, Eva Olsson Engvall, Alfonsina Fiore, Fabrizio Anniballi, Charlotta Löfström, Bo Segerman, Dario De Medici, Luca Bano, Mikael Hedeland, Annica Tevell Åberg, M.G.J. Koene, Cédric Woudstra, Trine Lund Hansen |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Botulinum Toxins Epidemiology diagnosis Bioinformatica & Diermodellen neurotoxin complex Botulinum Antitoxin c botulism Disease Management Monitoring Policy and Law medicine.disease_cause Poultry Animal Diseases Wound Botulism avian botulism wound botulism SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Bio-informatics & Animal models medicine Clostridium botulinum Animals Botulism Avian botulism Epidemiology Bio-informatics & Animal models Horses Intensive care medicine toxin real-time pcr Epidemiologie business.industry Public health Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery group-iii cattle clostridium-botulinum Epidemiologie Bioinformatica & Diermodellen Veterinary public health business |
Zdroj: | Anniballi, F, Fiore, A, Löfström, C, Skarin, H, Auricchio, B, Woudstra, C, Bano, L, Segerman, B, Koene, M, Båverud, V, Hansen, T, Fach, P, Åberg, A T, Hedeland, M, Engvall, E O & De Medici, D 2013, ' Management of Animal Botulism Outbreaks: From Clinical Suspicion to Practical Countermeasures to Prevent or Minimize Outbreaks ', Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, vol. 11, no. Supplement 1, pp. S191-S199 . https://doi.org/10.1089/bsp.2012.0089 Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: biodefense strategy, practice and science, 11(S1), S191-S199 Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: biodefense strategy, practice and science 11 (2013) S1 |
ISSN: | 1538-7135 |
DOI: | 10.1089/bsp.2012.0089 |
Popis: | Botulism is a severe neuroparalytic disease that affects humans, all warm-blooded animals, and some fishes. The disease is caused by exposure to toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum and other botulinum toxin–producing clostridia. Botulism in animals represents a severe environmental and economic concern because of its high mortality rate. Moreover, meat or other products from affected animals entering the food chain may result in a public health problem. To this end, early diagnosis is crucial to define and apply appropriate veterinary public health measures. Clinical diagnosis is based on clinical findings eliminating other causes of neuromuscular disorders and on the absence of internal lesions observed during postmortem examination. Since clinical signs alone are often insufficient to make a definitive diagnosis, laboratory confirmation is required. Botulinum antitoxin administration and supportive therapies are used to treat sick animals. Once the diagnosis has been made, euthanasia is frequently advisable. Vaccine administration is subject to health authorities' permission, and it is restricted to a small number of animal species. Several measures can be adopted to prevent or minimize outbreaks. In this article we outline all phases of management of animal botulism outbreaks occurring in wet wild birds, poultry, cattle, horses, and fur farm animals. |
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