- Pathogen:
- Fusarium spp.
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Clinical signs. Demonstration of significant levels of mycotoxin in feed or in tissues from affected animals.
- Pathogen Information:
- Toxigenic fungi that produces mycotoxins.
- Epidemiology:
- Toxigenic strains grow under moist conditions with optimal temperature and oxygen levels on crops, pasture or stored feed.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Mycotoxic leukoencephalomalacia in horses. Weakness, staggering, circling, depression. Porcine pulmonary edema. Cytotoxicity producing interstitial pneumonia. Oestrogenic activity. Immunosuppression. Necrotic lesions. Mucosal hemorrhages.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.