Entercoccus cecorum: an emerging infection of chickens in North America
Published: February 20, 2014
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Emerging Infection
About 4-5 years ago there was an increase in the number of chickens in Ontario that were affected by conditions such as arthritis and osteomyelitis (inflammation in the bone marrow). It was discovered that a bacterium called Enterococcus cecorum was the culprit. Such infections with E. cecorum were known from other places in the world, but had remained infrequent in No...
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7 de marzo de 2014
The topic is very attractive. I would like to know how this bacteria can affect chicken consumers?
Thanks
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