Tétano em equinos: revisão bibliográfica e levantamento de casos.

Abstract

Tetanus is a Toxemic disease, highly fatal disease caused by a potent neurotoxin that is produced by a specific causative agent, Clostridium tetani, in tissues under anaerobic conditions, devitalized and contaminated with dirt or excrement. Disease of worldwide distribution, being more common in warmer parts of continents. The horses are the most likely to have this disease of all species, with the possible exception of humans, in this species the mortality rate varies widely from one area to another. Also, known as telluric disease, in other words, native land, 7 days ill and characterized by signs of soreness, tetany, convulsions, prolapse of third eyelid reflex hyperexcitability and respiratory arrest. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and epidemiological aspects of tetanus in animals treated at the HV / CSTR / UFCG, Patos. We used medical records for the period January 2005 to November 2010, with the occurrence of 18 cases of tetanus in horses.