Pinna Luigia, Coccollone Annamaria, Maxia Marcella, Bano Luca, Scalfaro Concetta, Mandas Daniela, Liciardi Manuele
S.C. Complex Territorial Diagnostic Structure of Cagliari, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Sardinia, Via Dell'Acquedotto Romano, 09030 Elmas-Cagliari, Italy.
ATS Sardegna, ASSL n°7 Sulcis, 09013 Carbonia, Italy.
Animals (Basel). 2023 Jul 27;13(15):2435. doi: 10.3390/ani13152435.
is the main causative agent of botulism in humans and animals. The ingestion of the botulinum neurotoxin, usually types C and D, has been shown to produce disease (neurological symptoms) in most botulism cases in cattle. We report an outbreak in Southern Sardinia that involved a livestock farm with 120 animals, 39 of which died. The aim of this report is to describe the course of this outbreak and the progression of symptoms up to the death of some animals; we also describe the therapeutic approach applied in this case and the analytical techniques used to diagnose the disease. Finally, we emphasize the importance of promptly proceeding with the sampling of several matrixes when a suspicion of botulism arises.
是人和动物肉毒中毒的主要病原体。摄入肉毒杆菌神经毒素，通常是C型和D型，已被证明在大多数牛肉毒中毒病例中会引发疾病（神经症状）。我们报告了撒丁岛南部的一次疫情，涉及一个拥有120头牲畜的养殖场，其中39头死亡。本报告的目的是描述此次疫情的过程以及部分动物直至死亡的症状发展；我们还描述了该病例所采用的治疗方法以及用于诊断该疾病的分析技术。最后，我们强调当怀疑发生肉毒中毒时迅速对多种基质进行采样的重要性。
