A review of cardiac blackleg in cattle, and report of 2 cases without skeletal muscle involvement in Argentina

Blackleg is an infectious disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei. Cardiac blackleg has been reported in ruminants as an uncommon presentation of the disease; its pathogenesis is not understood completely. We include here a literature review of cardiac blackleg and a description of 2 cases in 12–15-m...

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Main Authors: Morrell, Eleonora Lidia, Odriozola, Ernesto Raul, Dorsch, Matías, Fiorentino, María Andrea, Rivera, María, Poppenga, Robert, Navarro, Mauricio, Uzal, Francisco, Canton, German Jose
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Published: American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12735
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author Morrell, Eleonora Lidia
Odriozola, Ernesto Raul
Dorsch, Matías
Fiorentino, María Andrea
Rivera, María
Poppenga, Robert
Navarro, Mauricio
Uzal, Francisco
Canton, German Jose
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Dorsch, Matías
Fiorentino, María Andrea
Morrell, Eleonora Lidia
Navarro, Mauricio
Odriozola, Ernesto Raul
Poppenga, Robert
Rivera, María
Uzal, Francisco
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Odriozola, Ernesto Raul
Dorsch, Matías
Fiorentino, María Andrea
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Poppenga, Robert
Navarro, Mauricio
Uzal, Francisco
Canton, German Jose
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description Blackleg is an infectious disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei. Cardiac blackleg has been reported in ruminants as an uncommon presentation of the disease; its pathogenesis is not understood completely. We include here a literature review of cardiac blackleg and a description of 2 cases in 12–15-mo-old feedlot steers in Argentina. Fourteen of 1,190 steers died suddenly over a period of 10 d. Postmortem examinations were performed on 5 of these animals. Grossly, severe, diffuse, fibrinous pericarditis and pleuritis, multifocal necrohemorrhagic myocarditis, diffuse pulmonary congestion, mild splenomegaly, and moderate congestion of meningeal vessels were observed. No significant gross lesions were observed in the skeletal muscles of any animal. Histology was performed on 2 of the steers. The main microscopic features were necrotizing myocarditis with myriad intralesional gram-positive rods with subterminal spores plus fibrinosuppurative pericarditis and pleuritis. C. chauvoei was detected by immunohistochemistry and PCR in the myocardium of both animals. These findings confirm a diagnosis of cardiac blackleg in these 2 steers and presumptively in the other affected animals.
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spelling INTA127352022-08-31T10:40:44Z A review of cardiac blackleg in cattle, and report of 2 cases without skeletal muscle involvement in Argentina Morrell, Eleonora Lidia Odriozola, Ernesto Raul Dorsch, Matías Fiorentino, María Andrea Rivera, María Poppenga, Robert Navarro, Mauricio Uzal, Francisco Canton, German Jose Ganado Bovino Clostridium Chauvoei Miocarditis Argentina Cattle Myocarditis Blackleg is an infectious disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei. Cardiac blackleg has been reported in ruminants as an uncommon presentation of the disease; its pathogenesis is not understood completely. We include here a literature review of cardiac blackleg and a description of 2 cases in 12–15-mo-old feedlot steers in Argentina. Fourteen of 1,190 steers died suddenly over a period of 10 d. Postmortem examinations were performed on 5 of these animals. Grossly, severe, diffuse, fibrinous pericarditis and pleuritis, multifocal necrohemorrhagic myocarditis, diffuse pulmonary congestion, mild splenomegaly, and moderate congestion of meningeal vessels were observed. No significant gross lesions were observed in the skeletal muscles of any animal. Histology was performed on 2 of the steers. The main microscopic features were necrotizing myocarditis with myriad intralesional gram-positive rods with subterminal spores plus fibrinosuppurative pericarditis and pleuritis. C. chauvoei was detected by immunohistochemistry and PCR in the myocardium of both animals. These findings confirm a diagnosis of cardiac blackleg in these 2 steers and presumptively in the other affected animals. EEA Balcarce Fil: Morrell, Eleonora Lidia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Odriozola, Ernesto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Dorsch, Matías A. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Dorsch, Matías A. Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria. La Estanzuela; Uruguay. Fil: Fiorentino, María Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Fiorentino, María Andrea. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Rivera, María E. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Poppenga, Robert.University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine; Estados Unidos. Fil: Navarro, Mauricio A. University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System; Estados Unidos. Fil: Navarro, Mauricio A.Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Patología Animal; Chile. Fil: Uzal, Francisco A. University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System; Estados Unidos. Fil: Cantón, Germán José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. 2022-08-31T10:33:50Z 2022-08-31T10:33:50Z 2022-08-30 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12735 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10406387221120816 1040-6387 (print) 1943-4936 (online) https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387221120816 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNSA-1115054/AR./Enfermedades parasitarias, infecciosas y tóxico metabólicas que afectan la productividad de los bóvidos para producción de carne y leche. info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-RIST-E5-I111-001/2019-RIST-E5-I111-001/AR./Laboratorios de Diagnóstico Veterinario info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 1-8 (agosto 2022)
spellingShingle Ganado Bovino
Clostridium Chauvoei
Miocarditis
Argentina
Cattle
Myocarditis
Morrell, Eleonora Lidia
Odriozola, Ernesto Raul
Dorsch, Matías
Fiorentino, María Andrea
Rivera, María
Poppenga, Robert
Navarro, Mauricio
Uzal, Francisco
Canton, German Jose
A review of cardiac blackleg in cattle, and report of 2 cases without skeletal muscle involvement in Argentina
title A review of cardiac blackleg in cattle, and report of 2 cases without skeletal muscle involvement in Argentina
title_full A review of cardiac blackleg in cattle, and report of 2 cases without skeletal muscle involvement in Argentina
title_fullStr A review of cardiac blackleg in cattle, and report of 2 cases without skeletal muscle involvement in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed A review of cardiac blackleg in cattle, and report of 2 cases without skeletal muscle involvement in Argentina
title_short A review of cardiac blackleg in cattle, and report of 2 cases without skeletal muscle involvement in Argentina
title_sort review of cardiac blackleg in cattle and report of 2 cases without skeletal muscle involvement in argentina
topic Ganado Bovino
Clostridium Chauvoei
Miocarditis
Argentina
Cattle
Myocarditis
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12735
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https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387221120816
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