AN OUTBREAK OF ENTEROTOXEMIA IN SUCKLING CAMELS

An outbreak of enterotoxaemia was observed for the first time in suckl ing camels in Saudi Arabia. The animals were weak, diarrhoeic and succ umbed quickly to exertion. The main pathological findings were those o f acute catarrhal enteritis and acute myocardial degeneration. Clostri dium perfringens was isolated from the enteric lesions; Aeromonas hydr ophila was also identified. The properties of both isolates were studi ed.