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- - Four pasture-fed Japanese Black cows developed severe hemoglobinuria between 2003 and 2007, showing significant anemia and liver dysfunction during their initial check-ups.
- - Two of the cows unfortunately died, but the remaining two improved within three days after receiving large doses of antibiotics.
- - The infection was linked to Clostridium haemolyticum through PCR testing, leading to the diagnosis of bacillary hemoglobinuria, which has not been reported in Japan before this case.
Article Abstract
Four pasture-fed Japanese Black cows showed the main clinical symptoms of severe hemoglobinuria at different periods between 2003 and 2007. Hematological analyses at the first consultation revealed severe anemia, and biochemical analyses indicated both severe hemolysis and disruption of hepatic function. Although the first 2 patients died, the hemoglobinuria and general condition of the remaining 2 cows, who were immediately initiated on large doses of antibiotics, improved within 3 days. Clostridium haemolyticum was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of the blood sample of 1 of the infected cows. Anti-fascioliasis medicine is administered, and since then, no case of hemoglobinuria has been observed. The cows were diagnosed with bacillary hemoglobinuria, and they represent the first few cases in Japan.
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