Streptococcus pneumoniae septicaemia in an Angora goat kid


Buddle BM, Herceg M, Tisdall CJ, Tisdall DJ
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 34, Issue 9, pp 156-157, Sep 1986
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 34, Issue 9, pp 156-157, Sep 1986
Article class: Scientific Article
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Pathology, Sepsis/infection
Animal Type: Goat, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Publisher: Taylor and FrancisAbstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacterium frequently associated with pneumonia in man, was isolated from the spleen, liver, lung and kidney of an Angora goat kid which had died suddenly. Signs of septicaemia were pronounced with widespread petechial haemorrhages on internal organs. Histologically, the spleen and liver were severely congested and necrotic changes were most marked in these organs. The goat kid had been reared as a household pet and the possibilitv that the goat kid had acquired the Str. pneumoniae from a human infection is discussed.The whole of the literary matter of the New Zealand Veterinary Journal is copyright Taylor and Francis, Downloading this article signifies agreement with the terms and conditions of electronic access.