Clostridium perfringens is a gram positive, rod shaped bacteria that is often associated with food poisoning and gas gangrene. C. perfringens is most frequently responsible for released toxins and enzymes that cause tissue damage. These conditions are known as anaerobic cellulitis, myonecrosis, or gas gangrene. Other clostridia that are occasionally responsible include C. novyi and C. septicum, and others on very rare occasions....
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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of livestock. It can rapidly spread through a region if control and eradication practices are not imple-mented upon its detection. We...
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