The first case of botulism in a donkey
| Autor: | Alessandro Spadari, Riccardo Rinnovati, Jole Mariella, Concetta Scalfaro, Fabrizio Anniballi, Marika Menchetti, Bruna Auricchio, Aliai Lanci |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Lanci A., Rinnovati R., Anniballi F., Auricchio B., Scalfaro C., Menchetti M., Spadari A., Mariella J. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Clostridium botulinum B
medicine.medical_specialty 040301 veterinary sciences Neurological examination Case Report medicine.disease_cause 0403 veterinary science Clostridia 03 medical and health sciences Mouse bioassay Swallowing Internal medicine Donkey medicine Botulism Feces 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences lcsh:Veterinary medicine General Veterinary biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Dysphagia biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Botulinum neurotoxin Clostridium botulinum lcsh:SF600-1100 medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 2, p 43 (2019) Veterinary Sciences |
| Popis: | Botulism, a severe neuroparalytic disease that can affect humans, all warm-blooded animals, and some fishes, is caused by exotoxins produced by ubiquitous, obligate anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium and named botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT)-producing clostridia. This report presents the case of a 3-year-old donkey mare referred for progressive and worsening dysphagia of four days’ duration. Her voluntary effort in eating and drinking was conserved, and she was able to slow chew without swallowing. A complete neurological examination was performed, and botulism was strongly suspected. The ability to swallow feed and water returned on the tenth day of hospitalization and improved progressively. The jenny was discharged from the hospital after fifteen days. During the hospitalization, the Italian National Reference Centre for Botulism confirmed the diagnosis: mare’s feces were positive for BoNT/B and Clostridium botulinum type B. |
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