Anthrax

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Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression Hemorrhagic mucosal congestion

Respiratory

Dyspnea Throat edema Specific

General Systemic Signs

Sudden death Required Blood discharge Pathognomonic

Digestive

Bloat (Tympany) Hemorrhagic diarrhea Tongue edema Specific

Musculoskeletal

Muscle tremor

Neurologic

Terminal convulsion

Diagnosis

Gram stain

Mcfadyean reaction

Blood agar culture

Fluorescent antibody test

Ascoli precipitin test

Guinea pig inoculation

Treatment

Penicillin 10000 IU/kg intramuscular twice daily for 4 to 5 days

Streptomycin 4 to 5 grams intramuscular twice daily

Oxytetracycline high dose

Anthrax antiserum intravenous administration

Prevention & Control

Burn or deeply bury carcasses with quicklime

Farm quarantine

Isolation of exposed animals

Disinfection using lysol formalin sodium hydroxide or peracetic acid

Tick and biting fly control

Vaccination using Sterne avirulent spore vaccine

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