Salmonella

Question 1

Salmonella Bovine

Answer 1

S. tymphimurium

S. dublin

Question 2

Salmonella enterica

Answer 2

obligate symbiote 
faculative intracellular 
host adapted (typhoid) and non host adapted

Question 3

Treatment for bovine salmonella

Answer 3

isolation
fluid therapy
antimicrobials
NSAIDs

Question 4

Diagnostics for bovine salmonella

Answer 4

fecal material
milk
ileum of dead animal
abortion check fetus, placenta, vagina

Question 5

Clinical signs S.typhimurium

Answer 5

ileum and large intestine
diarrhea
tissue localization- udder, abortion

Question 6

Clinical signs S.dublin

Answer 6

Calf- diarrhea, tissue localization

Adult- diarrhea, organ dependent (abortion, masititis), carriers

Question 7

Porcine S. tymphimurium Clinical signs

Answer 7

in animals >50kg
Diarrhea
slow spread
hyperacute- acute mortality, acute- cyanoisis, chronic- non specific, lesser growth

Question 8

Porcine S. choleraesuis

Answer 8

TYPHOID

fever, rash, pain

Question 9

Diagnostic for porcine salmonella

Answer 9

culture

ELISA

Question 10

Tx and prev for porcine salmonella

Answer 10

antimicrobial
prev- organic acids 
feed composition 
vaccines 
management

Question 11

Clinical signs S.abortus equi

Answer 11

Mild- fever, anorexia, depression, slight diarrhea, self limiting
Acute- most frequent, fever, anorexia, mild colic, 24 hr diarrhea, laminitis, slow recovery
hyperacute- foal general symptoms, endotoxic shock 24072hr–> death, tissue localization

Question 12

S.abortus equi diagnosis

* rare

Answer 12

neutropenia

culture

Question 13

S.abortus equi therapy

Answer 13

hydration IV
shock- NSAIDs no corticosteroids cause of laminitis
antmicrobials
carriers

Question 14

S.abortus equi tx and prev

Answer 14

hygiene

anti microbials

Question 15

Non host specific feline/canine CS

Answer 15

enteritis
septicemia
Carriers: dogs 36%, cats 20%

Question 16

Non host specific feline/canine diagnostics

Answer 16

Culture
ELISA
PCR

Question 17

S.abortus equi pathogenesis

Answer 17

PO–> septicemia–> endotoic shock

venereal–> polyarthiritis–> reduce fertility in stallion/abortion or death of foal in 2-3 days/ polyarthiritis

Question 18

S.typhimurium var copenhagen pigeons CS

Answer 18

anorexia, weight, diarrhea, limping, cannot fly, breeding difficulty, apathic, PUPD, mortality
acute paratyphus- breeding
chronic paratyphus- one wing hanging down, intermittent secretion

Question 19

S.typhimurium var copenhagen pigeons

Answer 19

specific clonal lineage
PT2 and 99
carriers cause spread

Question 20

S.typhimurium var copenhagen pigeons Dx/Tx

Answer 20

culture/ rapid spread agglutination for Ab
antimicrobials
immune therapy hygiene
inactivated vaccine reduces severity does not prevent
hygiene

Question 21

S.typhimurium in passieriformes (perching bird) and Psittaciformes (parrot) CS

Answer 21

apathic, decreased food and water intake

Question 22

S.typhimurium in passieriformes (perching bird) and Psittaciformes (parrot)

Answer 22

bird houses 
stress 
overcrowding
cold/humid
inappropriate feed

Question 23

S. pullorum (poultry) age affected

REPORTABLE

Answer 23

younger animals
<3 weeks
chicken, turkey, peasant

Question 24

S. gallinarum (poultry)

REPORTABLE

Answer 24

older animals

chickens, ducks, pheasant, quail, partridge, turkey

Question 25

Dx and Tx S. pullorum (poultry) antigenically REPORTABLE

Answer 25

horizontal and vertical transmission dx- culture, serology only for hobby poultry, antibiotics

Question 26

Dx and Tx S. gallinarum (poultry) | REPORTABLE

Answer 26

serology is cross reactive with S.pullorum

Question 27

S. gallinarum (poultry) CS | REPORTABLE

Answer 27

fowl typhoid: hyeracute mortality and hemolytic anemia | mortality up to 30%

Question 28

S.enterica ssp arizonae

Answer 28

younger animals mortality up to 50% mainly USA Dx/Tx: culture, eradication, control by serology difficult because of different serotypes

Question 29

S. enteriditis

Answer 29

paratyphoid zoonotic- egg contamination used to be most frequent serotype for zoonotic infection until vaccination eggs from +ve flocks used after heating

Question 30

other serotypes paratyphoid zoonotic

Answer 30

no CS USA uses bleach for contamination Remediation in+ flock 30% of broilers and 80% of slaughter