Clinical signs and diagnosis of scrapie in Italy: a comparative study in sheep and goats.
This article reports the clinical signs of scrapie occurring in sheep-goat flocks in Italy. The research, carried out on over 500 goats and 550 sheep, yielded an interesting clinical picture, especially of goat scrapie. The affected animals, aged between 2 and 8 years, showed neurological signs that could be classified into three categories: changes in mental status, abnormalities of movement and changes in sensation. Some general clinical signs were also observed. The clinical suspicion was confirmed by histopathological and biochemical investigations.
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Centro di Patologia Comparata Bruno Maria Zaini del Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006041:Goats; D007558:Italy; D012608:Scrapie / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012756:Sheep