Abstract
We report an outbreak of acute selenium poisoning among suckling pigs; 92 piglets were found dead or moribund without preceding symptoms. Necropsy revealed acute congestion of liver and small intestine. The source was a powdered iron supplement contaminated by sodium selenite.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Newborn
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Dietary Supplements*
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Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
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Iron / administration & dosage
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Norway / epidemiology
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Poisoning / epidemiology
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Poisoning / etiology
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Poisoning / veterinary
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Selenium / blood
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Selenium / poisoning*
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology*
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Swine Diseases / etiology*