An outbreak of abscesses disease in a sheep flock at Ismailia governorate Egypt [electronic resource].

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An outbreak of abscess disease occurred in a 750 native sheep flock located in Ismailia governorate (Egypt). 120 out of the 200 animals (60%) of the young sheep (6-10 months old) were affected by the disease. No abscesses were detected in the adult sheep. Clinically diseased cases were first detected three weeks after shearing. Abscesses were mostly located in the head, neck and shoulder regions close to the regional lymph nodes. Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius was isolated in a pure form from animals infected with subcutaneously located abscesses containing viscous white-yellow od~rless pus. The biochemical characters were studied. Susceptibility testing was performed by the agar-disk diffusion method according to the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS).

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