Probable paratuberculosis in a Sicilian ass |
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| Authors: | M S Dierckins D M Sherman A Gendron-Fitzpatrick |
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| Institution: | Bristol Veterinary Service, SC, Union Grove, WI 53182. |
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| Abstract: | A presumptive diagnosis of paratuberculosis was made in a Sicilian ass on the basis of a history of chronic diarrhea and weight loss, pasture exposure to a heifer with paratuberculosis confirmed by bacterial culture of feces, postmortem identification of granulomatous inflammation of the intestine containing acid-fast organisms, the absence of acid-fast organisms in extraenteric tissues, and the absence of exposure to tuberculosis. The literature on paratuberculosis in equids is reviewed. The potential for cross-species transmission is emphasized. Justification for consideration of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis infection in the differential diagnoses of equine granulomatous enteritis is discussed. |
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