Septicemic salmonellosis in suckling piglets resulting from improper intramuscular administration of an oral vaccine
Jean C. O. Menegatt,
Bruno A. Almeida,
Fernanda F. Perosa
et al.
Abstract:We describe an unusual outbreak of mortality in suckling piglets following the misadministration of an oral vaccine against Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Choleraesuis. Within 3–48 h of vaccination of a batch of ~700 piglets, ~300 developed marked swelling in the dorsal neck region, respiratory distress, fever, recumbency, and apathy. In total, ~100 died, and 4 were submitted for autopsy. Gross and microscopic lesions consisted of focally extensive areas of purple discoloration in the skin of the cervic… Show more
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