Clinical signs and diagnosis of scrapie in Italy: A comparative study in sheep and goats

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作者
Capucchio, MT [1 ]
Guarda, F [1 ]
Pozzato, N [1 ]
Coppolino, S [1 ]
Caracappa, S [1 ]
Di Marco, V [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Turin, Fac Med Vet, Dipartimento Patol Anim, Ctr Patol Comparata Bruno, I-10095 Turin, Italy
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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE SERIES A-PHYSIOLOGY PATHOLOGY CLINICAL MEDICINE | 2001年 / 48卷 / 01期
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10.1046/j.1439-0442.2001.00312.x
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 ;
摘要
This article reports the clinical signs of scrapie occurring in sheep-goat flocks in Italy. The research, carried out on over 500 goats and 550 sheep, yielded an interesting clinical picture, especially of goat scrapie. The affected animals, aged between 2 and 8 years, showed neurological signs that could be classified into three categories: changes in mental status, abnormalities of movement and changes in sensation. Some general clinical signs were also observed. The clinical suspicion was confirmed by histopathological and biochemical investigations.
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