Corynebacterial infection of cattle in Kenya.
Skin infections in cattle caused by Corynebacterium ovis, either as the main pathogen or in association with other organisms, was investigated on a Kenya ranch. The morbidity rate was approximately 25% involving more than 3,000 cattle and the condition appeared to be highly infectious. Three treatment regimes were instituted and the most effective proved to be lancing and irrigating the large abscesses with iodine solution.
D000038:Abscess / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D003355:Corynebacterium pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification