An outbreak of caprine listeriosis in the Western Cape.
Listerial meningo-encephalitis (circling disease) is reported for the first time in ruminants in South Africa. An account is given of the clinical signs, pathology and bacteriological confirmation of the disease.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002353:Carrier State; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006041:Goats; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D013019:South Africa