Evaluation of high-resolution melt curve analysis for rapid differentiation of Campylobacter hepaticus from other species in birds.

Spotty liver disease (SLD) is a bacterial disease of chicken, causing mortalities and reduction in egg production, hence, contributing to economic loss in the poultry industry. The causative agent of SLD has only recently been identified as a novel Campylobacter species, Campylobacter hepaticus. Specific primers were designed from the hsp60 gene of Campylobacter hepaticus and PCR followed by high-resolution melt curve analysis was optimised to detect and differentiate three species of Campylobacter (Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter hepaticus).

A review of the novel thermophilic Campylobacter, Campylobacter hepaticus, a pathogen of poultry.

In 2015, a novel thermophilic Campylobacter was isolated from cases of spotty liver disease in laying hens in the UK. In 2016, it was isolated from laying hens in Australia where it was formally named Campylobacter hepaticus and confirmed as the cause of spotty liver disease. It has also been isolated from laying hens in America.

Urine retention in cattle putatively associated with injection of an ivermectin and closantel anthelmintic formulation into the ischiorectal fossa.

Case History: A group of 39, 19-22-month-old Friesian bulls were administered an ivermectin/closantel anthelmintic via intended S/C injection in the ischiorectal fossa on 15 June 2017 (Day 0). Over the next 50 days, 22 affected bulls presented various degrees of anorexia, abdominal pain and urine dribbling. Seventeen bulls were examined by transrectal ultrasonography which revealed urinary bladder distension in all 17, and peritoneal fluid accumulation in some.

Corrigendum: Genome Reduction for Niche Association in , A Cause of Spotty Liver Disease in Poultry.

[This corrects the article on p. 354 in vol. 7, PMID: 28848714.