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Haemorrhagic Septicemia

This document discusses the diagnosis, treatment, and control of haemorrhagic septicaemia in buffaloes and cows. It defines the disease as being caused by Pasteurella multocida bacteria and describes the clinical signs. Diagnosis involves clinical observation, pathology, and laboratory techniques like culture and serology. Treatment includes antibiotics like ceftiofur and ceftrioxone. Control relies on vaccination programs, isolation, treatment, and disposal of infected animals and materials. Preventing disease spread requires movement restrictions and testing of transported animals.

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Haemorrhagic Septicemia

This document discusses the diagnosis, treatment, and control of haemorrhagic septicaemia in buffaloes and cows. It defines the disease as being caused by Pasteurella multocida bacteria and describes the clinical signs. Diagnosis involves clinical observation, pathology, and laboratory techniques like culture and serology. Treatment includes antibiotics like ceftiofur and ceftrioxone. Control relies on vaccination programs, isolation, treatment, and disposal of infected animals and materials. Preventing disease spread requires movement restrictions and testing of transported animals.

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Current status of diagnosis,

treatment and control of


haemorrhagic septicaemia in
buffaloes and cows.
Definition

Haemorrhagic septicaemia is acute, fatal, septicaemic


disease caused by strain of Pasteurella multocida
belonging to the serogroups B commonly in buffaloes
and cattle and also in pigs and feral ruminants.

Buffaloes are generally more susceptible than cattle


and young animals are more prone to the disease
than adults.
DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
based on
1. clinical signs

2. gross pathological lesions

3. consideration of relevant epidemiological


parameters
A buffalo calf clinically affected with HS
Buffalo having
Submandibular
swelling

Buffalo calf
unable to suckle
milk due to
mandibular
swelling
ROUTINE LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS

Routine laboratory diagnosis is by culture


and serology

Material for lab diagnosis usually consists of


blood or a long bone for bone marrow culture.

Pure cultures are obtained from contaminated


material by mouse inoculation and culture of
the mouse blood.
OTHER DIGNOSTIC TESTS
Includes additional serological, biochemical and
molecular techniques

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

1. INFECTIOUS DISEASE—Anthrax, Rinderpest,


Black quarter
2. NON INFECTIOUS DISEASE—Lightening,
Snakebites and Acute poisoning
3. Respiratory form of disease and Pasteurellosis
caused by serotypes other than groupB and E or
by Pasteurella haemolytica.
TREATEMENT
HS is primary bacterial disease and theoretically
could be effectively treated by wide range of
antibiotics currently available. However
treatment is constrained by a host of practical
consideration

CHEMOTHERAPY
Inj. Ceftiofur sodium@ 1mg/kg body Wight intramuscular
in 24 hours for 3-5days

Inj. Ceftrioxone alone or with


sulbactin@3g/dayintramuscular once in 24 hours for 3-
5days

Inj. Gentamicin@30-40ml intramuscular, repeat after 8


hours for 3-5days
PREVENTION AND CONTROL

PROPHYLACTIC MEASURES IN ENDEMIC COUNTRIES


1. VACCINATE ON A ROUTINE PROPHYLATIC BASIS

2. ESTABLISH A GOOD REPORTING SYSTEM

3. CREATE AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE AMONG


FARMERS

4. PREVENT MIXING OF ANIMALS FROM ENDEMIC AND


NONENDEMIC AREAS
PREVENTIVE MEASURES DURING AN OUTBREAK

1. CONTINUE VACCINATION PROGRAMS

2. ISOLATE AND TREAT ANIMALS SHOWING CLINICAL SIGNS


WITH A PARENTERAL BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC

3. CHECK THE RECTAL TEMPERATURE OF ALL IMMEDIATE INCONTACT


ANIMALS IN THE HERD

4. SEARCH DAILY FOR SICK ANIMALS OR CARCASES OF DEAD


ANIMALS-

5. CONFINE HERDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND PREVENT


MOVENT OF ANIMALS IN AND OUT OF DISEASED PREMISES
OR VILLAGES.
6. TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO CARRY OUT
POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS AND MAKE A
TENTATIVE DIAGNOSIS.

7. DISPATCH SPECIMENS TO THE NEAREST


DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY

8. DISPOSE OF CARCASES OF DEAD ANIMALS


PROPERLY

9. PROPERLY DISPOSE OF UNCONSUMED FODDER, BEDDING


etc FROM INFECTED PREMISES

10. CLOSELY MONITOR OR STOP RAIN-ASSOCIATED


ACTIVITIES
PREVENTION OF SPREAD ACROSS BORDERS
• ENSURE THAT THE ANIMALS ORIGINATE FROM A
REGION WHERE NO OUTBREAKS OF HS HAVE
OCCURRED FOR AMINIMUM PERIOD OF ONE YEAR

2. BLEED A RANDOM SAMPLE OF ANIMALS

3. TEST FOR THE PRESENCE OF ANTIBODY BY THE


INDIRECT HAEMAGGLUTINATION TEST OR BY ELISA

4. HOLD ANIMALS UNDER OBSERVATION FOR TWO TO


THREE WEEKS BEFORE TRANSPORT

5. QUARANTINE ANIMALS AFTER TRANSPORT TO THE


NEW LOCATION

6. VACCINATE ANIMALS FROM DISEASE-FREE


LOCATIONS IN ENDEMIC COUNTRIES

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