Update on caseous lymphadenitis in sheep

Gascoigne, Emily; Ogden, Nicky; Lovatt, Fiona; Davies, Peers

Abstract

Background: Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA), caused by the gram-positive bacteria Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, has been present in Great Britain since the 1980s and is now considered endemic. CLA is considered to be an iceberg disease; that is, it is a production-limiting disease, characterised by slow insidious onset, that has production-limiting effects in a larger proportion of the flock than is exhibiting clinical signs at any given point in time. Aim of the article: The disease has been previously reviewed in In Practice (Baird 2003). In this article we consider updates in our understanding of the pathology, risk factors for flocks and the challenges of initiating control where the cost of the disease is still relatively unquantified.

Citation

Gascoigne, E., Ogden, N., Lovatt, F., & Davies, P. (2020). Update on caseous lymphadenitis in sheep. In Practice, 42(2), 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.m455

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 15, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Mar 5, 2020
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Mar 16, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 16, 2020
• Journal: In Practice
• Print ISSN: 0263-841X
• Electronic ISSN: 2042-7689
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 105-114
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.m455
• Keywords: General Veterinary
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4153457
• Publisher URL: https://inpractice.bmj.com/content/42/2/105
• Additional Information: This article has been accepted for publication in In Practice, 2020 following peer review, and the Version of Record can be accessed online at https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/inp.m455.; ; © Authors (or their employer(s)) 2020. Reuse of this manuscript version (excluding any databases, tables, diagrams, photographs and other images or illustrative material included where a another copyright owner is identified)is permitted strictly pursuant to the terms of theCreative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/