Vol. 9, Issue 2, Part I (2024)

Author(s): Khushbu Rana and Bharat Bhanderi

Abstract: Contagious ecthyma is an acute, highly contagious, debilitating and economically important viral skin disease of sheep and goat. The morbidity of disease can be as high as 100% and subsequent bacterial infections can cause deaths in approximately 15% cases. Secondary bacterial infection or co-infection at lesions in contagious ecthyma causes severe complications and also delays the healing process. This research work was aimed for isolation and identification of bacteria form secondary bacterial infection at the lesions in goats suffering from contagious ecthyma. A total of 30 scab samples from 30 affected goats were collected aseptically. In the present study, monoinfections were found in 27 (96.43%) samples and mixed infection with two different bacteria were found in only one (3.57%) sample. Out of these all the isolated bacteria Staphylococcus sp. 65.52% (19/29) was most dominant followed by Proteus sp. 27.59% (8/29) and Klebsiella sp. 6.89% (2/29). This research provides valuable insights into the microbial ecology associated with contagious ecthyma lesions, which can aid in developing effective treatment options.

DOI: 10.22271/veterinary.2024.v9.i2i.1310