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Riemerella anatipestifer (RA) infection is a contagious bacterial disease that affects domestic ducks, turkeys, and other fowl. It can cause acute or chronic sepsis characterized by serous fibrinous polyserositis. Young ducklings around 18 weeks of age are especially susceptible. Clinical signs may include sneezing, coughing, head and neck tremors, ataxia, and green diarrhea. A diagnosis can be confirmed by isolating and identifying the RA bacteria, though lesions and symptoms provide a tentative diagnosis. Treatment with antibiotics like flumequine has varying success rates.

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Bacterial Diseases

Riemerella anatipestifer (RA) infection is a contagious bacterial disease that affects domestic ducks, turkeys, and other fowl. It can cause acute or chronic sepsis characterized by serous fibrinous polyserositis. Young ducklings around 18 weeks of age are especially susceptible. Clinical signs may include sneezing, coughing, head and neck tremors, ataxia, and green diarrhea. A diagnosis can be confirmed by isolating and identifying the RA bacteria, though lesions and symptoms provide a tentative diagnosis. Treatment with antibiotics like flumequine has varying success rates.

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RIEMERELLA ANATIPESTIFER INFECTIONS

82.Riemerellaanatipestifer (RA) infection is a contagious disease in domestic ducks, turkeys and other fowl. It is encountered as acute or chronic septicaemia and is characterized with serous fibrinouspolyserosites. The respiratory tract could be also affected. The ducklings at the age of 18 weeks are especially susceptible. Clinically, sneezing, cough, trembling of the head and neck, ataxia and greenish diarrhoea could be present.

83. The most characteristic gross lesion is the deposit of fibrinous exudate on the pericardium, the liver capsule or air sacs. The chronic lesions affect the skin and the joints. Although a tentative diagnosis could be made on the basis of observed clinical symptoms and lesions, it is confirmed upon the isolation and identification of RA. The RA infection should be distinguished from septicaemiae due to P. multocida, E. coli, Salmonella etc. The treatment with antibiotics (Flumequine) and sulfonamides IJrimetoprim, Sulfadiazine) has a varying success.

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