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Epidemiological Pattern and Diagnostic Approaches to Enterotoxaemia Among Young Ruminants in Kafrelsheikh Governorate, Egypt

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Pathology & Animal Diseases

Abstract

Enterotoxaemia is responsible for high mortalities among young ruminants with severe economic losses to farmers. Using a structured questionnaire, Farmers' knowledge and practices responsible for the spread of enterotoxaemia among ruminant species in 16 farms in Egypt were investigated. Also, 70 calves and lambs found to have died suddenly of haemorrhagic enteritis were examined post-mortem, and samples were collected from the intestine to isolate bacteriologically the causative agents. Toxins were identified in the intestinal contents of dead young ruminants and genes responsible for toxin production were identified in isolated Clostridium perfringens using multiplex PCR. Results showed a good knowledge of farmers on enterotoxaemia and they revealed that it is responsible for 25% of young ruminants' mortalities despite the high vaccination coverage. Farmers mentioned that most cases occur in the winter season and after Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks. Most farmers do not follow quarantine measures for newly purchased animals and do not select only to buy vaccinated animals. Cl. perfringens type A and alpha toxin only were identified from two dead calves samples, while Cl. perfringens type D and alpha and epsilon toxins were identified from all other dead lambs and calves samples. In conclusion, control of enterotoxaemia has to be considered especially in winter seasons and known times of FMD outbreaks. Cl. perfringens type A and Cl. perfringens type D is the predominant causative agent of enterotoxaemia in calves and lambs in the study area.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2023.243259.1669

Keywords

Clostridium perfringens, Enterotoxaemia, Epidemiology, ruminants, Multiplex PCR

Authors

First Name

Yamen

Last Name

Hegazy

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5- elgeesh street, Kafrelsheikh University Kafrelsheikh

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yamen12@yahoo.com

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First Name

Atef

Last Name

Oreiby

MiddleName

F

Affiliation

5- elgeesh street, Kafrelsheikh University Kafrelsheikh

Email

atef.ibrahim@vet.kfs.edu.eg

City

Kafrelsheikh

Orcid

0000-0002-2191-2610

First Name

HasabAllah

Last Name

ABOU ELGHAIT

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, 9 Nadi El-Seid, 12618, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Email

h.abouelghait2019@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-0374-7738

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Hegazy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, 9 Nadi El-Seid, 12618, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Email

mmgad2120@gmail.com

City

Kafrelsheikh

Orcid

0000-0001-5085-8302

First Name

Alaa

Last Name

EL- MENEISY

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Veterinary Serum Vaccine Research Institute, El - Sekka El - Beda st. Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt

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alaaelmenesi@yahoo.com

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Orcid

-

First Name

Ramadan

Last Name

Selim

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-

Affiliation

5- elgeesh street, Kafrelsheikh University Kafrelsheikh

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ramadan_salim97@yahoo.com

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Kafrelsheikh

Orcid

0000-0002-4081-2148

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Salem

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Clinical Studies Department , Colleg Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudia Arabia

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msalem@kfu.edu.sa

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-

Orcid

0009-0000-1995-4814

First Name

Magdy

Last Name

AL-Gaabary

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Animal Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt

Email

dr_malgaabary@yahoo.com

City

Kafrelsheikh

Orcid

0000-0002-5048-8943

Volume

54

Article Issue

7

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43917

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-11-12

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2023-12-01

Page Start

253

Page End

259

Print ISSN

1110-0222

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2357-089X

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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Epidemiological Pattern and Diagnostic Approaches to Enterotoxaemia Among Young Ruminants in Kafrelsheikh Governorate, Egypt

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23 Dec 2024