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an epidemiological study of listeriosis in dairy cattle

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nervous <strong>an</strong>d therefore easier to treat. A similar statement was made for non-nervous cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />

signs by Low <strong>an</strong>d L<strong>in</strong>klater (1985).<br />

This is the first <strong>study</strong> <strong>of</strong> the frequency <strong>of</strong> cl<strong>in</strong>ical <strong>listeriosis</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>dairy</strong> <strong>cattle</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />

Engl<strong>an</strong>d. Although L. monocytogenes is widespread <strong>in</strong> the environment <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>imals are<br />

exposed to it only 12.3% <strong>of</strong> farms had cl<strong>in</strong>ical <strong>listeriosis</strong> <strong>in</strong> their <strong>an</strong>imals. This may be due<br />

to differences <strong>in</strong> farm practices. This relationship between the prevalence, <strong>in</strong>cidence <strong>of</strong><br />

cl<strong>in</strong>ical <strong>listeriosis</strong> <strong>an</strong>d farm related factors is dealt with <strong>in</strong> the next two chapters.<br />

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