SEROLOGICAL TYPES OF PASTEURELLA HAEMOLYTICA IN KENYA

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 68  (1) , 84-93
Abstract
The 12 known serotypes of P. haemolytica and the 2 biotypes A and T occur in Kenya. Biotype T was more common in disease conditions than biotype A, which was more common in the nasal passages of healthy animals. Only biotypes A strains were recovered from cattle and the majority were serotypes 1 and 2, but serotypes 4 and 11 were also isolated. All serotypes occurred in sheep and goats, but serotypes 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10 were more commonly associated with pneumonia. Chickens could harbour biotypes A and T in pathological conditions. Biotype A serotype 2 was isolated from an adult wildebeest, but the prevalence of P. haemolytica in wild animals needs further investigation.

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