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PRO/AH> Undiagnosed pneumonia, caprine, ovine – Kyrgyzstan: RFI

Undiagnosed -- KyrgyzstanDuring spring of 2016, lambs and kids in Kyrgyzstan have again been suffering a health condition referred to by the farmers in Kyrgyz as "kara öpkö" ("black lungs"). The animals suffer principally respiratory symptoms, starting at the age of 3-4 months (end of maternal immunity?) and become anorexic and listless with high fever. In untreated animals the mortality is usually high. In the dead animals, striking pneumonia changes can be seen (pictures attached). This Read more [...]