Pasteurellosis in Reindeer in Northern Norway: A Contribution to its Epidemiology

Lung inflammations in reindeer caused by Pasteurella multocida were reported from Scandinavian countries already at the beginning of this century. Several outbreaks have been recorded in reindeer herds in Norway. Observations made at the fall reindeer slaughtering, and in reindeer herds in Finnmark...

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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Main Author: Kummeneje, Knut
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 1976
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383991/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1015481
https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547904
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Summary:Lung inflammations in reindeer caused by Pasteurella multocida were reported from Scandinavian countries already at the beginning of this century. Several outbreaks have been recorded in reindeer herds in Norway. Observations made at the fall reindeer slaughtering, and in reindeer herds in Finnmark seem to indicate an endemic state of this infection with subclinical carriers. Predisposing factors and lowered specific immune status may probably play important roles when fatal outbreaks occur.