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Volume 22 (7):571-577, 2018.
Effect of oral challenge with virulent E.coli
O157:H7 on clinical signs and histopathology in lambs.
Ali
Hussein fadhil1; Afaf Abdulrahman Yousif2
1Dept. of Internal and
Preventive Vet. Medicine/ College of Vet. Medicine/ University of Kerbala, Iraq.
PhD. 2Dept. of Internal and Preventive Vet. Medicine/
College of Vet. Medicine/ University of Baghdad, Iraq.
ABSTRACT
Fadhil AH, Yousif AA., Effect of oral
challenge with virulent E.coli
O157:H7 on clinical signs and histopathology in lambs, Onl
J Vet Res., 22
(7):571-577, 2018. Authors report effect of single oral challenge with virulent
E.coli O157:H7 on clinical signs
and histopathology in lambs. Groups
of five 2-6 month old Awassi lambs each were challenged orally 2 ml of 1X1010 cell CFU/ml virulent E.coli O157:H7 and
monitored for clinical signs, histopathology and mortality. Controls were injected 2ml PBS subcutaneously. Lambs suffered anorexia,
diarrhea and dehydration and one died 6 days post challenge. Microscopy of
large intestine revealed neutrophil, macrophage and lymphocyte infiltration in
mucosa and submucosa with destruction of
epithelial layer in the large intestine. Liver slides showed mononuclear cells
aggregation in the portal area with
necrosis of hepatocytes. In kidneys we found acute cellular degeneration
of epithelial cells of dilated renal tubules.
Key Words: E.coli
O157:H7 bacteria, lambs, challenge study, Kidney, Large intestine.
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