Predisposing factors in enterotoxemias of camels (Camelus dromedarius) caused by Clostridium perfringens type A.

Severe heart muscle degeneration caused by Clostridium perfringens type A in camel calves (Camelus dromedarius).

Clostridium perfringens type A was isolated from different organs and intestines from three to five weeks old camel calves which have died from heart muscle necrosis. No other bacterial pathogens were isolated. Virus isolation on two different cell lines including a fetal camel skin were also negative. Mice which were injected with bacteria free filtrates prepared from intestinal contents of ne...

The Bacterial Causes of Camel-calf (Camelus dromedarius) Diarrhea in Eastern Sudan

Fecal samples were collected from diarrheic camel-calves owned by nomadic pastoralists in the Butana Region. They were examined for 5 types of bacteria reported to cause the diarrhea. Sixty nine E. coli (66%), 14 Salmonella spp. (13%) and 11 Clostridium perfringens (10%) isolates were obtained from the samples. However, neither Campylobacter spp. nor Yersinia enterocolitiaca were isolated. The ...

Fungal flora isolated from the skin of healthy dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Hair samples from 58 healthy camels were examined for the presence of saprophytic fungi. One -hundred and seventy-four samples were obtained from three different locations of dromedary camel's body. Several fungal specific media were used for isolating and identifying the saprophytes. Fungal isolates belonged to 15 genera. The most common in order of frequency were members of the genera Aspergi...

A survey on spontaneos athersclerosis of camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Iran

Bacteriological and Pathological Study on Pneumonia in the One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in Jordan

Rearing systems, stress factors, climatic changes, unhygienic conditions, sudden changes in feed and a low level herd health status were stated as predisposing factors to bacterial and viral pneumonia. In camels, pneumonia outbreaks are usually observed during the change from the dry to the rainy season (5, 17, 19, 25, 27). Only few studies were found in the available literature on pathological...