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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF ARTHRITIC GOATS. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN VIRAL ARTHRITIS (CAE) AND BACTERIAL (MYCOPLASMA SPP.) IN TWO CASES ASSISTED AT THE VETERINARY HOSPITAL OF FMVZ-USP, BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

This work was undertaken with the aim of studying the clinical evaluation of arthritis in 2 goats at the Hospital of Bovines and Small Ruminants at FMVZ-USP, Brazil. The differential between viral arthritis caused by the virus of the CAE and the bacterial arthritis by Mycoplasma spp. was made by using clinical exam, laparoscopy of the affected region, PCR, serum diagnose, techniques of culture isolation and PCR of the sinovial fluid.

KEY WORDS
Caprine; arthritis; CAE; Mycoplasma

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