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Symptoms
Abortion
Termination of gestation with expulsion of a non-viable fetus. In a herd, several abortions close together require a search for a cause, some being transmissible to humans.
Diseases that may be associated
These signs can have several origins — this list is neither exhaustive nor a diagnosis.
Rift Valley Fever
Sheep, Goat · Viral · Infectious
Bovine neosporosis
Cow · Parasitic · Infectious
Border disease
Sheep, Goat · Viral · Infectious
Q fever
Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious
Abortive chlamydia of small ruminants
Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious
Abortive salmonellosis
Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious
Abortive campylobacteriosis
Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious
Ovine leptospirosis
Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious
Bovine genital campylobacteriosis
Cow · Bacterial · Infectious
Iodine deficiency in sheep
Sheep, Goat · Other · Reproduction
Brucellosis
Cow, Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious
Brucellosis of cetaceans
Narwhal, Beluga whale · Bacterial · Infectious
Toxoplasmosis
Cat, Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites
Ovine Ehrlichiosis (tick fever)
Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious
Contagious epididymitis of rams
Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious
Sarcosporidiosis
Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites
Persistent organic pollutant poisoning (heavy metal accumulation)
Narwhal, Beluga whale · Other · Liver and pancreas
Vitamin A deficiency
Sheep, Goat · Other · Eyes
Ovine mycotoxicoses
Sheep, Goat · Environmental · Digestives
Sheep salmonellosis
Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious
Bovine babesiosis
Cow · Parasitic · Parasites
Animal trypanosomiasis
Cow, Serval · Parasitic · Infectious
Pregnancy toxemia in sheep
Sheep, Goat · Other · Reproduction
Nitrate and nitrite poisoning
Sheep, Goat · Environmental · Respiratory
Bluetongue
Cow, Sheep · Viral · Infectious
Bovine viral diarrhea
Cow · Viral · Infectious
Congenital goiter of the lamb
Sheep, Goat · Other · Diseases of young animals
Bovine anaplasmosis
Cow · Bacterial · Infectious
Contagious agalactia
Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious
Ovine listeriosis
Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
Cow · Viral · Infectious
Contagious lumpy skin disease
Cow · Viral · Infectious
Ruminant listeriosis
Cow · Bacterial · Infectious
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