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List of infectious sheep and goat diseases

Sheep and goats are both small ruminants with cosmopolitan distributions due to their being kept historically and in modern times as grazers both individually and in herds in return for their production of milk, wool, and meat.[1] As such, the diseases of these animals are of great economic importance to humans.

Prion diseases

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Viral diseases

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Diseases caused by viruses include:

Bacterial diseases

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Diseases caused by bacteria include:

Fungal diseases

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A sheep showing clinical symptoms of facial eczema.

Diseases caused by funguses include

Parasitic diseases

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Parasites causing disease in sheep and goats include diseases caused by protozoa, helminths, tapeworms and roundworms.

Protozoa

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Helminths

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Flatworms

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Tapeworms

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E. granulosus life cycle

Roundworms

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Arachnids and insects

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Ticks

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Mites (mange)

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Lice

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Flies

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References

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  1. ^ Pugh, D. G. (2002). Sheep and Goat Medicine. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-9052-1.
  2. ^ Kirvar, E; Ilhan, T; Katzer, F; Wilkie, G; Hooshmand-Rad, P; Brown, D (29 June 1998). "Detection of Theileria lestoquardi (hirci) in ticks, sheep, and goats using the polymerase chain reaction". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 849: 52–62. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb11033.x. PMID 9668449.
  3. ^ "Mange in Sheep and Goats". The Merck Veterinary Manual. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  4. ^ a b "Lice in Sheep and Goats". The Merck Veterinary Manual. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
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