Peritonitis, pericarditis and meningitis due to salmonella enterica in a Kermani ewe

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

1 1Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

2 2Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

3 Graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Ira

Abstract

Peritonitis, pericarditis and meningitis due to salmonella enterica in a Kermani ewe
Summary :
CASE HISTIRY : A Kermani ewe was examined because of inappetance and illthrifness. CLINICAL PRESENTATION : Clinical examination showed normal heart rate , tachy pnea, muffled heart sounds , stiff neck , dullness , dehydration , rumen atony and paled mucosal membrane . DIAGNOSITIC TESTING : Post mortem examination revealed pericarditis, peritonitis, intestinal adhesion, mesenteric thickness as well as meningeal thicknesses. Salmonella enterica was isolated in bacterial culture from affected tissues . ASSESSMENTS : Although there are some previous reports regarding the association between salmonella infection and peritonitis, pericarditis and meningitis in domestic animals, to the best of our knowledge, there is no previous report about the concurrent peritonitis, pericarditis and meningitis due to salmonella in ruminant .
Key words : Peritonitis , Pericarditis , Meningitis , Salmonella , Sheep
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Highlights

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Ingham, B., Brentnall, D. W. (1972) Acute peritonitis in a kitten associated with Salmonella typhimurium infection. J Small Anim Pract. 13: 71-74.##

McCuddin, Z.P., Carlson, S.A., Sharma, V.K. (2008) Experimental reproduction of bovine Salmonella encephalopathy using a norepinephrine-based stress  model. Vet J. 175: 82-88.##

Messer, R.D., Warnock, T.H., Heazlewood, R.J., Hanna, J.N. (1997) Salmonella meningitis in children in far North Queensland. J Paediatr Child Health. 33: 535-8. ##

Muyembe-Tamfuma, J.J.,  Veyic, J.,  Kaswaa, M., Lunguyaa, O., Verhaegend, J.,  Boelaert, M. (2009) An outbreak of peritonitis caused by multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhi in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Travel Med Infect Dis. 7: 40-43.##

Radostitis, O.M., Gay, C.C., Hinchcliff, K.W., Constable, P.D. (2007) Veterinary Medicine, Text Book of the Disease of Cattle, Horses, Sheep Pigs and Goats. (10th ed.) Sunders Elsevier, Edinburgh, Scotland. p. 11, 14, 2047.##

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Woldemariam, E., Molla, B., Alemayehu, D., Muckle, C.A. (2005) Prevalence and distribution of Salmonella in apparently healthy slaughtered sheep and goats in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. Small Rumin Res. 58: 19-24.##

Wolf, P.J., Vercammen, T.J.M., Geene, J.J., Exsel, A.C.A., Peperkamp, N.H.M.T., Voets, M.T., Zeeuwen, A.A.P.A. (2001) Bacteriology: Salmonella typhimurium DT104 septicaemia with meningitis in neonatal piglets. Vet Q. 23: 199-201.##

Wray, C., Wray A. (2000) Salmonella in Domestic Animal. (1st ed.) CABI Publishing. p. 221.##

Zahraei Salehi, T., Nadalian, M. Gh., Faghih Habibi, Y. (2003) Comparison of three methods culture of feces, agglutination test and dot ELISA for diagnosis of inapparent infection of Salmonella dublin in calves. J Vet Res. 58: 287-291.##

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Carter, G.R., Wise D.J. (2003) Essentials of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology. (6th ed.) Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK.##
D’Alterio, G.L., Bazeley, K.J., Pearson, G.R., Jones, J.R., Jose, M., Woodward, M.J. (2003) Meningitis associated with Salmonella Newport in a neonatal alpaca (Lama pacos) in the United kingdom. Vet Rec. 11: 56.##
Hoelzer, K., Switt, A.I.M., Wiedmann, M. (2011) Animal contact as a source of human non-typhoidal salmonellosis. Vet Res. 42: 34.##
Huang, T.M., Chang, Y.F., Chang, C.F. (2004) Detection of mutations in the gyrA gene and class I integron from quinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis isolates in Taiwan. Vet Microbiol. 100: 247-254.##
Ingham, B., Brentnall, D. W. (1972) Acute peritonitis in a kitten associated with Salmonella typhimurium infection. J Small Anim Pract. 13: 71-74.##
McCuddin, Z.P., Carlson, S.A., Sharma, V.K. (2008) Experimental reproduction of bovine Salmonella encephalopathy using a norepinephrine-based stress  model. Vet J. 175: 82-88.##
Messer, R.D., Warnock, T.H., Heazlewood, R.J., Hanna, J.N. (1997) Salmonella meningitis in children in far North Queensland. J Paediatr Child Health. 33: 535-8. ##
Muyembe-Tamfuma, J.J.,  Veyic, J.,  Kaswaa, M., Lunguyaa, O., Verhaegend, J.,  Boelaert, M. (2009) An outbreak of peritonitis caused by multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhi in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Travel Med Infect Dis. 7: 40-43.##
Radostitis, O.M., Gay, C.C., Hinchcliff, K.W., Constable, P.D. (2007) Veterinary Medicine, Text Book of the Disease of Cattle, Horses, Sheep Pigs and Goats. (10th ed.) Sunders Elsevier, Edinburgh, Scotland. p. 11, 14, 2047.##
Rahmati, H., Ranjbar, R., Ghiyamirad, M. (2014). Screening and molecular detection of Salmonella infantis. J Isfahan Med School. 32: 879-888.##
Smith, R.P., Sanchez-Vazquez, M.J., Cook, A.J.C., Edwards, S.A. (2011) Abattoir-based study investigating the association between gross pathological lesions and serological tests for Salmonella infection in pigs. Vet Rec. 168: 240.##
Quinn, P.J., Markey, B.K., Leonard, F.C., Hartigan, P., Fanning, S., Fitz Patrick, E.S. (2011) Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease. Second edition, Wiley- Blackwell. Oxford, UK. p. 273-280.##
Woldemariam, E., Molla, B., Alemayehu, D., Muckle, C.A. (2005) Prevalence and distribution of Salmonella in apparently healthy slaughtered sheep and goats in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. Small Rumin Res. 58: 19-24.##
Wolf, P.J., Vercammen, T.J.M., Geene, J.J., Exsel, A.C.A., Peperkamp, N.H.M.T., Voets, M.T., Zeeuwen, A.A.P.A. (2001) Bacteriology: Salmonella typhimurium DT104 septicaemia with meningitis in neonatal piglets. Vet Q. 23: 199-201.##
Wray, C., Wray A. (2000) Salmonella in Domestic Animal. (1st ed.) CABI Publishing. p. 221.##
Zahraei Salehi, T., Nadalian, M. Gh., Faghih Habibi, Y. (2003) Comparison of three methods culture of feces, agglutination test and dot ELISA for diagnosis of inapparent infection of Salmonella dublin in calves. J Vet Res. 58: 287-291.##