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Case Reports
. 2007 Dec;48(12):1266-9.

Necrotizing enterocolitis and death in a goat kid associated with enterotoxin (CPE)-producing Clostridium perfringens type A

Mariano E Fernandez Miyakawa  1 , Julian Saputo, Judy St Leger, Birgit Puschner, Derek J Fisher, Bruce A McClane, Francisco A Uzal
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Necrotizing enterocolitis and death in a goat kid associated with enterotoxin (CPE)-producing Clostridium perfringens type A

Mariano E Fernandez Miyakawa et al. Can Vet J. 2007 Dec.

Abstract
in English, French

A goat kid died after being depressed for several days. No significant gross abnormalities were observed at postmortem examination, while histopathological analysis revealed diffuse necrotizing enterocolitis. Isolation of Clostridium perfringens type A secreting enterotoxin (CPE) and presence of CPE in the small intestine suggest that CPE contributed to the death of this kid.

Entérocolite nécrosante et mort d’un chevreau associés au Clostridium perfringens de type A producteur d’entérotoxine (CPE). Un chevreau est mort à la suite de plusieurs jours de dépression. L’examen post morten n’a permis d’observer aucune anomalie macroscopique significative alors que l’analyse histopathologique a révélé une entérocolite nécrosante diffuse. L’isolement du Clostridium perfringens de type A sécréteur d’entérotoxine (CPE) et la présence de CPE dans l’intestin grêle laissent présager que la CPE a contribué à la mort du chevreau.

(Traduit par Docteur André Blouin)

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Figure 1
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin detection on goat ileal mucosa by immunohistochemical staining. A fine brown line over the apical and basolateral enterocyte surface is observed. Bar = 80 μm.
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