CANINE TETANUS – A CASE REPORT

Tetanus is a highly fatal infectious disease of all species of domestic animals and man, caused by the toxin of Clostridium tetani. It is described a case of tetanus in a puppie with generalized muscle stiffness following caudectomy. The spasm, recent history of caudectomy, and no lesions at necrops...

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Autores: Martins, Vera M. V., Medeiros, Patricia T., Colodel, Márcia M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
Repositorio:Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai::article/23918
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/23918
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tetanus
toxins
Clostridium tetani
canine
Tétano
toxinas
cão
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Sumario:Tetanus is a highly fatal infectious disease of all species of domestic animals and man, caused by the toxin of Clostridium tetani. It is described a case of tetanus in a puppie with generalized muscle stiffness following caudectomy. The spasm, recent history of caudectomy, and no lesions at necropsy and histologycal studies confirmed the diagnosis.