[Tuberculosis in alpacas; a zoonosis as an imported disease].

In the Netherlands, in 1988, a micro-epidemic of tuberculosis in alpacas recently imported from Peru prompted health authorities to initiate investigation of human and animal contacts. Although the animal trainer and his assistant suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis, they turned out to be infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, while the animals later proved to be infected by M. bovis.

[Tuberculosis in imported alpacas--a zoonosis--now what?].

An outbreak of tuberculosis caused by M. bovis in imported Alpaca's in the Netherlands is reported. A review of the outbreak of the disease is followed by a more detailed discussion of the symptoms, diagnostic testing with the tuberculin skin test and the ELISA test, the gross lesions, the bacteriological examinations, the control measures and the legal aspects.

[Nitrate poisoning in cattle in the province of Goningen. Report on a number of cases (author's transl)].

Six cases of nitrate poisoning in cattle are reported. The fact that the symptoms were highly acute and appeared as rapidly as within a few hours after feeding, was a striking feature in dairy cows. Deaths occurred among yearlings without the stock owners having previously noticed any changes.