Abstract
Outbreaks of tetanus, in which 297 beef cattle and 50 sheep were affected and died, were associated with the injection of a Clostridium tetani-contaminated anthelmintic (disophenol). The disease was observed on five farms in Rio Grande Sul, Brazil.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Cattle
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Cattle Diseases / epidemiology*
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Cattle Diseases / etiology
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Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
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Equipment Contamination*
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Female
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Male
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Nitrophenols / adverse effects
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Sheep
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Sheep Diseases / epidemiology*
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Sheep Diseases / etiology
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Tetanus / epidemiology
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Tetanus / etiology
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Tetanus / veterinary*
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Vaccines / adverse effects
Substances
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Nitrophenols
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Vaccines
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disophenol