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  3. Infectious necrotic hepatitis

Infectious necrotic hepatitis

  • Black disease
  • Black disease in sheep

Nature

An acute infectious disease of sheep (sometimes cattle, rarely pigs and horses) caused by Clostridium novyi Type B. The organism multiplies in areas of liver necrosis resulting from the migration of liver flukes, and it produces a powerful necrotizing toxin.

Incidence

The disease is worldwide, wherever sheep and liver flukes coincide. It is most prevalent in 1-4 year old sheep.

Aggravated by

Infection by liver flukes
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Value

Infection
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Disease
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
  • Birds, mammals » Cattle, ungulates
  • Medicine » Liver, pancreas
  • Medicine » Pathology
    • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 3, 2022