Actinobacillus suis septicemia in mature swine: Two outbreaks resembling erysipelas

In the winter of 1987/88 a previously unrecognized septicemic disease syndrome - actinobacillosis in mature sows and gilts - was diagnosed in two minimal-disease swine herds in southwestern Ontario. In herd 1, 34 sows, 2 boars, 13 feeder pigs, and 30 suckling pigs were affected; 11 sows, 2 feeders,...

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Published in:Canadian veterinary journal 1989-12, Vol.30 (12), p.943-947
Main Authors: Miniats, O.P, Spinato, M.T, Sanford, S.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
actinobacillosis
Actinobacillus
differential diagnosis
epidemiology
outbreaks
septicemia
swine
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Summary:In the winter of 1987/88 a previously unrecognized septicemic disease syndrome - actinobacillosis in mature sows and gilts - was diagnosed in two minimal-disease swine herds in southwestern Ontario. In herd 1, 34 sows, 2 boars, 13 feeder pigs, and 30 suckling pigs were affected; 11 sows, 2 feeders, and 18 suckling pigs died. In herd 2, 13 sows and 1 feeder pig were affected; 1 sow and 1 feeder pig died. The disease was manifested by moderate fever (39-40.5 degrees C), round or rhomboid erythematous skin lesions, and inappetence. Sudden deaths without previous clinical signs were frequent. Histologically, coccobacillary thromboemboli in superficial and deep dermal vessels were associated with infarcted dermal and epidermal tissues. The causative organism, Actinobacillus suis, was isolated from the affected pigs. Treatment with commonly used antibacterial drugs was effective.In many respects, the disease resembled acute swine erysipelas and presented diagnostic problems for this reason.
ISSN:0008-5286