Contagious agalactia by Mycoplasma agalactiae in small ruminants in Brazil: first report Agalaxia contagiosa por Mycoplasma agalactiae em pequenos ruminantes no Brasil: primeiro relato

Two outbreaks of contagious agalactia by Mycoplasma agalactiae occurred in Paraíba State, Northeastern Region of Brazil are reported. The disease was characterized by mastitis, agalactia and polyarthritis in does and polyarthritis and conjunctivitis in kids and lambs. Fever and anorexia were also ob...

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Main Authors: Edisio Oliveira de Azevedo, Maria Dalva Bezerra de Alcântara, Elmiro Rosendo do Nascimento, Ivon Macedo Tabosa, Maria Lúcia Barreto, Juliana Ferreira de Almeida, Marília D'Oliveira Araújo, Ana Rosa Oliveira Rodrigues, Franklin Riet-Correa, Roberto Soares de Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2006-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000400033