New sites of localisation of Pasteurella multocida B:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia

Background: Haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) is an acute septicaemic disease of buffalo and cattle caused by Pasteurella multocida B:2 and E:2. Field outbreaks of HS are known to result in localisation of bacteria in the tonsils of surviving buffalo, confirming that animals can become carriers and the...

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Main Authors: Salleh, Annas, Saad, Mohd Zamri, Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse, Zakaria, Zunita
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Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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author Salleh, Annas
Saad, Mohd Zamri
Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Zakaria, Zunita
author_facet Salleh, Annas
Saad, Mohd Zamri
Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Zakaria, Zunita
author_sort Salleh, Annas
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description Background: Haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) is an acute septicaemic disease of buffalo and cattle caused by Pasteurella multocida B:2 and E:2. Field outbreaks of HS are known to result in localisation of bacteria in the tonsils of surviving buffalo, confirming that animals can become carriers and the role of respiratory tract in the transmission of the disease. This report describes additional sites of localisation of P. multocida B:2 in surviving buffalo following experimental induction of HS. Results: Following P. multocida B:2 infection, all calves in group 1 and one calf in group 2 that was allowed to commingle with infected calves from group 1 were euthanised within 48 h. Pasteurella multocida B:2 was detected from the nasal and rectal swab samples on days 5 and 6 from the remaining calves in group 2. The first injection of dexamethasone into the carrier animals resulted in reemergence in samples from the nose, rectum and vagina. However, subsequent dexamethasone injections failed to re-activate P. multocida B:2. When surviving carrier calves in group 2 were euthanised at the end of the experiment, P. multocida B:2 was detected in the lungs and various organs of the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary tracts. Conclusions: Commingling naive buffalo calves with calves acutely infected with P. multocida B:2 resulted in carriers among surviving buffalo. Pasteurella was found in various organs of the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary tracts, suggesting their role in the pathogenesis of HS.
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spelling upm-346482016-02-12T00:56:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34648/ New sites of localisation of Pasteurella multocida B:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia Salleh, Annas Saad, Mohd Zamri Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse Zakaria, Zunita Background: Haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) is an acute septicaemic disease of buffalo and cattle caused by Pasteurella multocida B:2 and E:2. Field outbreaks of HS are known to result in localisation of bacteria in the tonsils of surviving buffalo, confirming that animals can become carriers and the role of respiratory tract in the transmission of the disease. This report describes additional sites of localisation of P. multocida B:2 in surviving buffalo following experimental induction of HS. Results: Following P. multocida B:2 infection, all calves in group 1 and one calf in group 2 that was allowed to commingle with infected calves from group 1 were euthanised within 48 h. Pasteurella multocida B:2 was detected from the nasal and rectal swab samples on days 5 and 6 from the remaining calves in group 2. The first injection of dexamethasone into the carrier animals resulted in reemergence in samples from the nose, rectum and vagina. However, subsequent dexamethasone injections failed to re-activate P. multocida B:2. When surviving carrier calves in group 2 were euthanised at the end of the experiment, P. multocida B:2 was detected in the lungs and various organs of the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary tracts. Conclusions: Commingling naive buffalo calves with calves acutely infected with P. multocida B:2 resulted in carriers among surviving buffalo. Pasteurella was found in various organs of the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary tracts, suggesting their role in the pathogenesis of HS. BioMed Central 2014-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34648/1/34648.pdf Salleh, Annas and Saad, Mohd Zamri and Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse and Zakaria, Zunita (2014) New sites of localisation of Pasteurella multocida B:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia. BMC Veterinary Research, 10. art. no. 88. pp. 1-7. ISSN 1746-6148 10.1186/1746-6148-10-88
spellingShingle Salleh, Annas
Saad, Mohd Zamri
Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Zakaria, Zunita
New sites of localisation of Pasteurella multocida B:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia
title New sites of localisation of Pasteurella multocida B:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia
title_full New sites of localisation of Pasteurella multocida B:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia
title_fullStr New sites of localisation of Pasteurella multocida B:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia
title_full_unstemmed New sites of localisation of Pasteurella multocida B:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia
title_short New sites of localisation of Pasteurella multocida B:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia
title_sort new sites of localisation of pasteurella multocida b:2 in buffalo surviving experimental haemorrhagic septicaemia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34648/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34648/1/34648.pdf