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Tyzzer's disease in foals

Authors: Dickinson LG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 60, Apr 1980
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Horse, Livestock
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Biosecurity, Liver/hepatic disease, New hosts/new diseases, Disease/defect, Infectious disease
Article class: Correspondence

Abstract: May I report what is believed to be the first diagnosis of Tyzzer`s disease in foals in New Zealand. The two foals were from separate farms, became suddenly ill and died some hours later. When first examined, both appeared to be suffering from a septicaemia with central nervous system involvement. Treatment with intravenous fluids and antibiotics brought a marked, but temporary, improvement…

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