Sudden death in sheep associated with Clostridium sordellii
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Clostridium sordellii was isolated from 37 sheep, in 29 flocks, which died suddenly between 1993 and 1995. The sheep were of all ages, but the most severe gross lesions affected lambs four to 10 weeks of age. In older weaned lambs and ewes the gross changes were less marked and more variable. Thirty sheep suffering from a variety of other conditions were examined and C sordellii was not isolated. The isolation of C sordellii has been reported only twice before from sheep in Britain, and on both occasions no detailed investigations were described. The evidence from this study indicates that C sordellii should be considered when investigating the cause of sudden death in sheep of all ages in Britain.
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Most strains of P. sordellii do not produce TscL or TscH toxins but are pathogenic and have been associated with necrotizing gastroenteric disease, toxicosis, and mortality in horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, lions, and chickens.
“Most strains of P. sordellii do not produce TscL or TscH toxins but are pathogenic (Vidor et al., 2015) and have been associated with necrotizing gastroenteric disease, toxicosis, and mortality in horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, lions, and chickens (Lewis and Naylor, 1998;de la Fe et al., 2006;Rimoldi et al., 2015;Capewell et al., 2020).”
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The Discussion reports C. sordellii as a cause of sudden death in sheep and recognizes it as a cattle pathogen; the Laboratory findings describe necrotic lesions in a sheep’s abomasum. The paper does not establish the cited association across horses, dogs, lions, and chickens. The statement about most strains lacking TscL or TscH is cited to Vidor et al., not to Lewis and Naylor. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Lewis, C. J., & Naylor, R. D.
- Affiliations
- Veterinary Investigation Centre Kendal Road, Harlescott, Shrewsbury Shropshire SYl 4HD
- Venue
- Veterinary Record
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1998-04
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 417-421
- ISSN
- 0042-4900 (ISSN-L)
- 2042-7670
- OpenAlex
- W2030253641
- Cited by
- 68
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Veterinary Record (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Microbial infections and disease research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Endocrinology › Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
- Keywords
- Clostridium sordellii, sudden death, sheep, lambs, clostridial diseases, gross lesions
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cause of Death, Clostridium, Clostridium Infections, Death, Sudden, Female, United Kingdom, Male, Sheep, Sheep Diseases
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