Contagious skin necrosis

Clinical signs

Host species

Bacterial disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Weight loss

Integumentary

Painful skin swelling Pathognomonic Skin abscess Pathognomonic Suppurative dermatitis Pathognomonic Skin ulcer Raw skin lesion Purulent skin discharge Specific Maggot infestation Back skin lesion Depigmented scar patch

Diagnosis

Bacterial culture

Gram staining

Clinical lesion examination

Treatment

Procaine penicillin

Open wound management

Prevention & Control

Segregation of affected camels

Autovaccine administration

Vaccination of unaffected animals

Related Products

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Classification

Etiology Bacterial disease

Transmissibility Contact-dependent

Infectiousness Moderately infectious

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Host Species

Camel Primary host Susceptibility: Very high

Associated Microorganisms

Staphylococcus aureus Cause