• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2002

The case reports for clostridium type A enterotoxemia in Formosan deer have rarely been reported. This paper describes a natural case of type A enterotoxemia in farmed Formosan deer in Cheongwon-gun. A dead, male 10-month-old Formosan deer was submitted to Chungbuk Livestock and Veterinary Research Institute, March 24, 2001 and examined. That deer was fed with assorted grain feed, oak leaves, acorn and bean curd. Grossly there was no visible external change. Despite of the carcass being examined within 12 hours of death, there was a quite degree of posonortem decomposition. There was severe hemorrhage in the serosa of abomasum and small intestine. Much blood tinged and watery contents were contained in those organs. Also there were severe swelling of spleen, some red foci in hepatic parenchyma. Microscopically there were severe congestion and hemorrhage in mucosa submucosa, muscular layer, and serosa of abomasum and small intestine. Also spleen and pancreas showed severe Congestion and hemorrhage. There were multifocal hemorrhage with hepatic necrosis in periportal area and focal mononuclear cell deposition in sinusoid. In bacterial culture for small intestine, Cl perfringens was isolated. By toxin typing for the strain, that had $\alpha$ -toxin belonged to type A. In electronmicroscopy for feces, no vims particle was detected. Considering clinical signs, gross lesions, microscopic lesions, bacterial culture, and toxin typing of the isolate, this case was diagnosed as enterotoxemia by Cl perfringens type A.

• 대한수의사회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.71-72
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• 1981

• 한국수의병리학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 1997

Enterotoxemia caused by Clostridium perfringens(Cl. perfringens)has occurred sporadically with devastating effect in Korean cattle. The disease is confirmed by detecting bacterial toxin the interstinal contents. however diagnosis has been challenging since the toxin is short lived and it must be demonstrated within one hour following death. The purpose of this paper is to provide additional clinicall and pathological information derived from observation of cattle administered with Cl. perfringens type A and/or its toxins isolated from natural case. Clinically cattle died suddenly in lateral recumbency with dyspnea tachycardia and muscle tremor without increased rectal temperature. hematology showed leukopenia with absolute decrease of all leukocytes. Blood glucose AST and ALT were increased. Grossly lungs were hyperemic haemorrhagic and edematous. Small intestine especially ileum was hyperemic and hemorrhagic with diffuse areas of necrosis. This study demonstrated that death without increased rectal temperature combined with leukopenia increased serum glucose pulmonary haemorrhage and edema plus necrotizing ileitis are important features associated with enterotoxemia due to Cl. perfringens type. A.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.639-643
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• 2010

비육우의 공장, 회장 및 결장의 특징적 괴사 출혈성 장염 증상은 폐사 증후군과 관련이 있는 것으로 인식되고 있다. 특히 젖먹이 송아지들이 폐사 증후군에 가장 영향을 받는데, 포유시 송아지에게 과식을 시키거나, 비위생적 초유 급유, 체온 하강 및 스트레스는 장독혈증 발생의 원인들이다. 2006년 7월 중 경북 영천 지역에서 축우의 폐사가 발생하였다. 식욕부진, 의기소침, 간헐적인 설사 및 경미한 호흡 곤란을 제외하고는 특별한 임상 증상은 없었으나, 조직학적 소견에 의하면, 심장, 신장, 간, 비장 및 임파선을 포함한 각종 기관에서 globular leukocytes 의 침윤뿐 아니라 핵내 봉입체가 현저하게 나타났다. 비장과 림프조직에서는 림프 괴사와 림프구 괴사로 인한 'starry sky appearance'를 나타내었다. 소장 점막 하에서는 다량의 globular leukocytes와 호산 구의 침윤과 함께 호 염기성 세포 집단이 관찰되었다. 봉입체가 있는 소장 조직의 단면은 그램 염색에 대해 조직 화학적으로 양성 반응을 나타내었다. 결론적으로, 비축우의 폐사 원인은 조직학적 및 조직화학적 분석 결과를 근거로 Clostridium perfringens D 형균에 의한 장독혈증으로 진단되었다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.219-231
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• 2007

The effects of intraduodenal administration of Clostridium perfringens type D whole culture in goats were evaluated to develop a reliable experimental model of enterotoxemia in this species and the eventual evaluation of treatment with different drug preparations was also carried out. A total of 28 conventionally reared healthy unvaccinated black bangle goat kids of 6-12 months of age were dosed intraduodenally with whole cultures of C peliringens type D. Four kids were used as controls and received sterile, nontoxic culture medium intraduodenally. All animals received starch solution into the abomasum. The clinical signs developed within 12 hours of post inoculation that were similar to those observed in naturally occurring cases. Among the clinical signs, diarrhea was most common (96.43%) followed by dyspnea (53.57%) and central nervous system (CNS) signs (25.0%). The most striking postmortem findings consisted of necrotizing pseudomembranous colitis (100.0%), lung edema (69.23%) and fluid filled intestines (61.53%). The protocol thus provided a reasonable model of naturally occurring enterotoxemia in goats, producing a range of clinical signs and postmortem changes similar to those observed in the natural disease. Beside this, treatment trial with different drug preparations showed penicillin combined with antitoxin was most effective (100.0%), followed by combination of oxytetracyclin with antitoxin, and combined preparation of antitoxin and sulfur drugs both showed 75% recovery rate. On the other hand, treatment with antitoxin, penicillin and oxytetracycline singly could protect goat enterotoxaemia only 25.0%, 50.0% and 50.0%, respectively. Thus in the present study, it eas observed that antisera in combination of antibiotics gave better recovery rate than the antitoxin or antibiotics alone.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.325-347
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• 1999

This study was conducted to investigate the epidemiological, clinicopathological, microbiological, pathological observations and other tests from sudden death in feedlot cattle at the region of Sarari in Korea during the period from 1994 to 1999. Massive or sporadic occurrence of sudden death has been observed in 101 heads of 47 farmhouse. There were 20.8% in spring, 29.7% in summer, 16.8% in autumn, 32.7% in winter, and 62.3% in reproductive, 27.7% in growing, 5.0% in beef cattle, 5.0% in calf in prevalence of sudden death in cattle. Enterotoxemia(88.0%), pneumonia(3.5%), intestinal diarrhea(3.5%), liver abscess(1.5%) and indigestion(1.5%) were detected from 67 heads of sudden death cattle. In clinical observations, cattle were generally died of sudden recumbency with convulsions followed anorexia, depression, ataxia, muscular tremor, tachycardia and dyspnea without any premonitory symptoms. Epidemiological surveys showed no evidence that other factors such as pesticide, insecticide, fertilizer, chemical drug3 and those of others caused sudden death. Macroscopically, there were coagulation disorders of blood, congestion, edema and haemorrhage of lung, congestion and haemorrhages, watery and blood-tinged contents of small intestine. Histopathologically, we observed pulmonary congestion and haemorrhage, necrotic intestinal mucosa accompanied with haemorrhage and congestion, and also increased globule leukocytes between bronchial epithelia with mild pneumonia. Clinicopathologically, only elevation of blood glucose and aspartate aminotransferase(AST) was detected. Magnesium and calcium deficiency were not detected, but parasites were detected highly in normal and dead cattles. Microbiologically, Clostridium(Cl) pefringens were detected from small intestinal contents of 94% (63/67) of sudden death cattle and 51%(51/101) of slaughter cattle, and the population were $10^{6-8}$/cfu/$m\ell$ after 16~32 hours. Consequently, it was proved that the cause of death in cattle was enterotoxemia. Pathogenic test of mouse and goat inoculated with Cl perfringens type A toxin has been demonstrated as similar observation to natural cases. In antimicrobial susceptibility test, ampicillin, bacitracin, polymycin, cephalothin, penicillin, choramphenicol, erythromycin, tetracycline were highly susceptible, and amikacin, gentamicin, kanamycin, neomycin, streptomycin, sulfamethoxine, sulfamethazine were resistant. Cl perfringens were resisted for 4 hours in 3% formalin, 20 minutes in 4% phenol, 20 minutes in 0.5% mercuric chloride and 40 minutes in 0.1% sodium hydroxide, respectively. The useful method to prevent from occurrance of enterotoxemia in feedlot cattle was a dietary administration of antibiotics and miyari acid.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.166-173
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• 1997

1993년부터 1995년까지 약 3개년 동안 우리 나라에서 사육하고 있는 가축의 유병율을 조사한 결과, 닭 16,200수 중에서 54수(0.3%)가 괴사성 장염에 이환 되었으며 새끼돼지 620두 중에서 9두(13.8%)가 장독혈증에 이환 되었다. C. perfringens의 분리율을 조사한 결과, 괴사성 장염에 이환 되어있는 닭 54수 중 7수(13.0%)에서 본균이 분리되었으며 장독혈증에 이환 되어있는 새끼돼지 66두 중 14두(21.2%)에서 본균이 분리되었고 장독혈증에 이환 되어있는 소 9두 중 3두(33.3%)에서 본균이 분리되었다. Acriflavine을 이용하여 C. perfringens의 S-R변이를 조사한 결과, S-R변이는 mercuric chloride, nicotine, caffeine, cysteine, glucose 등의 순으로 나타났는데, 이중 mercuric chloride가 가장 감수성이 높았다. C. perfringens의 항균요법제에 대한 감수성은 cepalothin, penicillin, erythromycin, amikacin 등이 높은 감수성을 나타내었는데, S-R변이 후에는 감수성이 일반적으로 저하되는 경향이었다. 중화시험법을 이용하여 C. perfringens의 독소형을 분류한 결과, cd 24균주 중 22균주(91.7%)는 A형이었으며 2균주(8.3%)는 C형이었다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2011

This is a case report that 24 heads of cattle suddenly died without clinical signs in a Hanwoo farm. The cause of death was Clostridium perfringens enterotoxemia resulted from them with feeding leftover food. The clinical signs were observed just before the death; increase of heart rate, shallow and rapid respiration, amyostasia, spasm and so forth. In autopsy, blood coagulation disorder, a little abdominal inflation, hepatomegaly and different size of red spots, congestion hemorrhage and undercurrent of bloody exudation were observed in the entire parts of small and large intestines. C. perfringens were isolated from the substantive organs, and a unique fragment of 405bp C. perfringens was amplified by PCR. Therefore, this case was diagnosed as enterotoxemia caused by ${\alpha}$-toxin of C. perfringens A type.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.27-40
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• 1977

The purpose of this paper is to know the cause of a rapidly fatal disease of Korean native cattle commonly occurred in the farm-houses in Gyeonsangbugdo district and the rest of the country. The author diagnosed this acute fatal disease of Korean native cattle as enterotoxemia due to Clostridium perfringens based on the clinical, epidemiological and pathological findings.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.187-195
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• 1982

This paper dealt with the light microscopical and electron microscopical findings on the morphological changes of the liver of Korean native goat injected with toxin (culture filtrate) of Clostridium perfringens which was isolated from Korean native cattle died of acute Clostridium perfringens enterotoxemia. The results observed are summarized as follows. In the microscopical findings, hyperemia and minute hemorrhage of the liver parenchyma, dilatation of hepatic central vein and centrilobular necrosis of liver, cloudy swelling and hydropic degeneration of hepatic cells, and appearance of light eosinophilic granular bodies in the vacuoles were recognized. In the electron microscopical findings, appearance of pinocytotic vesicle (coated vesicle), fusion of these vesicles, formation of vacuole and accumulation of minute granular proteinous materials in the vacuole were observed in the hepatic cells. Decreased number of glycogen granules, swelling and destruction of mitochondria, proliferation of smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum, enlargement of rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum, dispersal of thready agranular membranous structure and appearance of secondary lysosome were recognized in the hepatic cell cytoplasm.