A vibrio associated with scouring and mortality in hoggets in New Zealand

Authors: Russell RR
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp 60-63, Jun 1955
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Bacterial, Biosecurity, Zoonosis, Infectious disease, Disease/defect, Reproduction, New hosts/new diseases, Venereal disease, Public health
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract:

The first member of the Vibrio group of micro-organisms, to be described was Vibrio cholerae, isolated by Koch in 1886 from the dejecta of cholera patients (Topley and Wilson, 1947). Since then, many saprophytic and some pathogenic vibrios have been recorded, those species infecting man and animals being relatively few in number. Of these, all but one has been associated with infections of the intestinal tract with gastro-enteritis, a common clinical symptom.

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