Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae serotype 15 associated with recurring pig erysipelas outbreaks

Vet Rec. 2018 Jun 2;182(22):635. doi: 10.1136/vr.104421. Epub 2018 Mar 8.

Authors

Priscilla F Gerber^{1

2}, Alasdair MacLeod³, Tanja Opriessnig^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ The Roslin Institute and The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK.
² Animal Science, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Garth Pig Practice Ltd, Beeford, UK.
⁴ Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: erysipelothrix rhusiopathiaeclinical disease; serotype 15; vaccination.

MeSH terms

Animals
Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
Erysipelothrix / classification*
Erysipelothrix / isolation & purification*
Recurrence
Serotyping
Swine
Swine Erysipelas / epidemiology*
United Kingdom / epidemiology