Avian salmonellosis Flashcards

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1
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What salmonella species are host-specific?

A

typhoid: salmonella pullorum, salmonella gallinarum

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paratyphoid salmonellosis is important to the poultry industry because:

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food safety concerns

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What is pullorum disease

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infectious EGG TRANSMITTED disease of poultry, esp chicks and tuurkey poults, characterized by white diarrhea and high mortality in young birds and by asymptomatic adult carriers

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Who does pullorum disease usually occur in?

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young chicks and turkey poults. Disease in all age groups but greatest loss

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Why was pullorum disease important historically?

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the losses from the disease were so severe they impaired expansion of the poultry industry

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What did the poultry industry do to address pullorum disease?

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devleoped an improvemnet plant that allowed them to control hatchery disseminated disease. It is now eradicated fromm commercial poultry in US but is still in back yard flocks

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What is teh cause of fowl typhoid?

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salmonella gallinarum

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How long can salmonella pullorum be present in the environment?

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months (but can be killed with cleaning and disinfection)

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How is salmonella pullorum primarily spread?

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  1. through infected eggs laid by carrier hens, which then transmit the organism laterally in the hatchery.
  2. Adults can also have slow lateral spread. Contamination of eggs–penetration can also occur
  3. cannibalism
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What are the signs of s. pullorum in adults?

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none. Ma appear unthrifty

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What are the signs of s pullorum in young chicks and poults?

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  1. reduced hatchability
  2. early death
  3. batermia
  4. rise in morbidity/mortality around 4th, 5th day–weak, anorexia, adherent white diarrhea
    mortality may be very high or relatively low
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What are the lesions of s. pullorum in adults?

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often none. may have abnormal gonads or myocarditis, pericarditis

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What are the lesions of S pullorum in young chicks and poults?

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  1. no signs
  2. feel wet
  3. white feces
  4. grey nodules on multiple sites
  5. petechial hemorrhags
  6. swollen joints
    . white plaques on intestine
  7. spleen frequently enlarged
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How is pullorum disease diagnosed?

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  1. history
  2. signs
  3. in young chicks and poults
  4. serology from surviving birds
  5. isolation of s. pullorum
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How is s. pullorum controlled

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maintenance of pullorum-free breeder and multiplier flocks by serological testing

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What is paratyhoid infection?

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an acute or chonic disease of poultry, many other birds, and mammals caused by one of a large group of salmonellae that are not host secific

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What age group is most severely affected with paratyphoid?

A

the young

18
Q

What are two speccies of salmonella that cause paratyphoid?

A

enteridis, typhimurium

19
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What is responsible for the pathogenic effects of paratyphoid salmonellosis?

A

endotoxin

20
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Where do paratyphoid organisms often localize to?

A

the intestine or gallbladder of carriers

21
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How does infection of young birds occur?

A

fecal contamination of egg shells and penetration into eggs

22
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How do carriers shed paratyphoid salmonella?

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in the feces

23
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Does vertical transmission occur with paratyphoid salmonella?

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yes. The paratyphoid organisms can localize to the ovary and result in transovarian transmission

24
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What non-poultry species is a reservoir for paratyphoid salmonella?

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rodents

25
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Can birds get salmonella from contaminated animal proteins?

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yes (contamination after processing)

26
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What are the clinical signs of paratyphoid?

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  1. only disease in young birds
  2. somnolence, profuse diarrhea, dehydration, pasting/wetting of vent, drooping wings, shivering, huddling near heat sources
  3. high morbidity and mortality (variable)
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What are lesions of paratyphoid salmonella?

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  1. few lesions if septicemia
  2. dehydration, marked enteritis
  3. liver lesion
  4. omphalitis
  5. raised plaques in intestinal mucosa and cheesy cecal cores
28
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How is paratyphoid diagnosed??

A

isolation from multiple organisms. Type the organism

29
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How is paratyphoid controlled?

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  1. bacteirologic monitoring
  2. sell birds to eliminate carriers
  3. thoroughly clean/disinfect premise
  4. keep nests clean
  5. gather eggs frequently, sanitize
  6. fumigate eggs
  7. raise new broods as al in all out
  8. no contact with wild birds, rodents, reptiles
  9. uncontaminated food protein
  10. can check for carriers
  11. inoculate 1 day chicks with antibiotics
  12. bacterin against enteritidis