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Record 1 2010-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

Acute infectious bacterial disease of cattle and sometimes sheep, characterized by muscle inflammation and pain in the affected areas. Toxins formed by the Bacteria (genus Clostridium) produce severe muscle damage, and mortality is high.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Maladie infectieuse, inoculable, qui sévit surtout dans les espèces bovines et ovines, parfois chez le porc. Elle est due à Clostridium chauvoei (bacille de Chauveau, Cl. feseri); c'est une infection tellurique, mais elle peut aussi être apportée par un aliment souillé ou venir compliquer un plaie souillée, anfractueuse et profonde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
DEF

Enfermedad infecciosa causada por una bacteria (Clostridium [chauvoei]) que provoca la inflamación de los músculos, toxemia grave y mortalidad elevada; todos los vertebrados son susceptibles de sufrir la enfermedad […] ataca principalmente a bovinos y ocasionalmente a ovejas, cabras y cerdos.

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