Epidemiological studies on Listeriosis in sheep

Younis, E. E.; El-Sawalhy, A. A; E. A., Soumaya; El-Beskawy, M. A. A.

doi:10.21608/jvmr.2020.77591

Epidemiological studies on Listeriosis in sheep

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt

² African Union/Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU/IBAR), Nairobi, Kenya

³ Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

⁴ Veterinary Teaching Hospital Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.

10.21608/jvmr.2020.77591

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.

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