title: An outbreak of necrotic enteritis in the ostrich farm in Korea.
abstract: An acute disease with high mortality occurred in the ostrich farm and characterized by depression, severe diarrhea and sternal recumbency. Four dead ostriches of the farm were submitted to the National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service, and diagnosed as necrotic enteritis. In the gross and histopathological examination, extensive diffuse fibrinonecrotic enteritis was found in the small intestine, especially jejunum. Clostridium perfringens was isolated from a pure culture from the duodenum and jejunum of these birds. Based on our current knowledge, this is the first report of an outbreak of necrotic enteritis in the ostrich in Korea.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service, MAF, Anyang 430-824, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Kuk
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Young-Joo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: In-Pil
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Mo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D020310:Struthioniformes