Bordetella Flashcards
What are two Bordetella species?
B. bronchiseptica
B. avium
What epithelium does B. bronchiseptica have an affinity for?
Ciliated respiratory epithelium
What is the main pathology of B. bronchiseptica in dogs?
Kennel cough
What is the pathology of B. bronchiseptica in pigs?
Atrophic rhinitis
What are the virulence factors of B. bronchiseptica?
Adhesins: ciliated respiratory epithelial (filamentous
Hemagglutinin)
Toxins
Biofilms
What are the toxins of B. bronchiseptica?
Hemolysin
Dermonecrotic toxin
Osteo toxin
Tracheal cytotoxin
What is Bvg regulon’s role in B. bronchiseptica?
Phase variation Virulent non virulent phase Coordinates expression (or not in low temps) of virulence genes
What are the CS of non progressive atrophic rhinitis caused by B. bronchiseptica in pigs?
Damage of nasal mucosa
Production of mucus
Dermonecrotic toxin increased
What are the CS of pneumonic bordetellosis caused by B. bronchiseptica?
Age <1 week = primary infection
Age >1 week = secondary infection
Coughing and dyspnea in young animals
Generally no fever
Morbidity high
Mortality variable to high
What lesions in the lungs does pneumonic bordetellosis cause in pigs?
Pneumonia Frontal and mid lobus Go from red to brown/yellow-brown Chronic: dry aspect Purulent bronchiolitis and alveolitis
What is the epidemiology of progressive atrophic rhinitis in pigs?
Bordatella colonized easier than P. multocida
Direct contact-aerosol
Passed sow to offspring
Usually older piglets to younger
What are the symptoms of progressive atrophic rhinitis in pigs?
Sniffling Sneezing Progressive disease Tears Serous + blood
How would atrophic rhinitis be Tx in pigs?
Difficult No optimal therapy Hygiene Management Antibacterial Vaccination (questionable in piglets)
What does Bordatella have acquired resistance to?
Sulfonamides
What are the CS of B. bronchiseptica, kennel cough in dogs (cats)?
Rhinitis
Laryngitis
Tracheobronchitis
Pneumonia and pleuritis
What are the symptoms of kennel cough?
In general onset is 6-7 weeks old, early is 3-4 weeks
Dry cough
Nose, eye
Decreased food intake and activity
Slow development and long excretion (2weeks)
How could kennel cough be prevented?
Vaccination (combo with inactivated and live vaccine)
What are the symptoms in B. bronchiseptica in cats?
Nasal discharge Tears Photophobia Sneezing Non-productive cough Dyspnoea Swelling of lymph nodes Anorexia Fever Mortality
What are the CS of B. bronchiseptica in horses?
Seldom
Similar CS to dogs and cats
How would B. bronchiseptica be Tx in horses?
Prevent dust
Rest 3 weeks for full recovery
Prevent inhalation of spores of fungi
What does Bordetella cause in turkeys?
Coryza
Respiratory problems
B. Avium
Who are the carriers for bordetella in poultry?
Older animals
What are the symptoms of Bordetella in poultry?
High morbidity and low mortality Growth decreases Seromucous nose discharge Eye Sneezing Head shaking Further evolution
What is the Tx plan for Bordetella in poultry?
Hygiene
No mixing of ages
Inactivated vaccine for mother animals
What are the symptoms of Bordetella in rabbits?
Nasal discharge. Sneezing, snoring Congestion Conjunctivitis Tears Eye localization: blindness Ear infection Abscesses
What does the Tx of Bordetella in rabbit depended on?
Depend on stage
T/F: Antibiotics can be used to Tx Bordetella in rabbits?
False, they are toxic (lincosamides: clindamycin, lincomycin; penicillins, macrolides)
What are some tolerated Ab’s to use in rabbits with Bordetella?
Streptomycin
Neomycin
Tetracycline
What are the species of importance for Moraxella?
M. bovis
M. bovoculi
M. ovis
What are the CS of Moraxella bovis disease in bovine?
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis or ‘pink eye’
Highly infectious
Mainly young animals
What is the pathogenesis of Moraxella bovis?
Specific attachment to bacteria to conjunctival/corneal epithelial Production of toxin Overall tissue damage Inflammation Further growth and production of toxins Increased susceptibility for other pathogens Non infectious damage: dust Irreversible eye damage
What are predisposing factors to Moraxella bovis?
Main young cattle Flies Eye irritation Bovine herpesviurs 1 infection Mycoplasma bovoculi Listeria monocytogenes
How is Moraxella bovis transmitted?
Direct contact with infected animal
Flies
How would Moraxella bovis be Tx?
Antibiotics
Corticosteroids
In separate stable
What is M. bovoculi associated with in bovine?
Keratoconjunctivitis in bovines
What is M. ovis associated with in bovine and sheep?
Keratoconjunctivitis
Pneumonia
What type of capsule does Pasteurella multocida?
Type A: mucoid -> capsule + hyaluronic acid
What are the virulence factors of Pasteurella multocida?
Adhesins Capsule Cell wall: LPS Iron acquisition Toxins: RTX, Rho activating toxin