INFECTIOUS DISEASES, part 2

TUIS DISEASES AND ADULTS

As mentioned above, the attributable mortality rates at relatively low infecciosasson diseases tuis and adults. Are reported, however, a number of variable frequency entidadesnosológicas. These include: a) fever or estrepcocosis alpacas. It is a bacterial disease associated with environmental stress factorswere and management, the causative agent is Streptococcus zooepidemicus

A) The disease is relatively low (5 to 10%) can reach higher numbers in animals subjected to improper handling. The reported mortality is around 2 to 5 percentof those affected.

B) Osteomyelitis: It is an inflammation of the jaw, initially luegoosteolítica proliferative and producing a lump detectable to the naked eye. It usually occurs in the dry season and is associated with injuries from the pastoseco of the winter, providing livelihoods for the proliferation of micro organismosde genera Actinomyces and Fusobacterium. The effect of the disease is so apologetic food intake generally you have to sacrifice.

C) Malignant edema Braxy: Produced by Clostridium septicum and is Characterized by severe edema wound around a dune building. It Has Been Observed to OCCUR sporadically in alpacas can cause death But in animal.

D) Other diseases: include foot-and tetanus. anthrax, otitis, etc.. whose prevalence is lower but occasionally could be of some importance. Although not reported massive outbreaks of FMD in alpacas or llamas, similar to those occurring in other ungulates, animals can carry it whichis a factor limiting exports of live animals. Recently the OIE hadeclarado the southern region, where the largest population of alpacas, comolibre of disease which may facilitate the procedures for export deanimales alive. Have also been reported cases of fungal diseases yalpacas flames, which are treatable and of little relevance.