| prevalence of listeria spp including listeria monocytogenes from apparently healthy sheep of gujarat state, india. | a total of 1002 samples comprising blood (n = 248), faecal swabs (n = 248), nasal swabs (n = 248) and deep vaginal swabs (n = 248) collected from the 248 sheep and 10 environmental samples of 10 sheep flocks were examined for the presence of pathogenic listeria spp. confirmation of the isolates was based on biochemical tests followed by phenotypic characterization by haemolysis on sheep blood agar, christie atkins munch-petersen (camp) test phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase c (pi-plc) ... | 2009 | 19243567 |
| the use of pathological and histopathological techniques in the diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants in india. | the authors report on an outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (ppr) among sheep and goats in the province of gujarat, india. clinical signs observed during outbreaks were typical of ppr. predominant signs were severe diarrhoea, dyspnoea, mucopurulent discharge from the eyes and nose, erosive rhinitis, necrotic ulcers in the mouth, on the dental pad, tongue, upper and lower lips, fever and depression. common post-mortem findings included congestion, red hepatisation, raised patches of emphysema ... | 2011 | 21240850 |