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. 2025 Aug 26;12:1647959. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1647959

Table 2.

Sheep infectious diseases: pathogens, symptoms, and resistance information.

Disease Pathogen/Parasites Type Symptoms
Scrapie Prion Neurodegenerative Ataxia, behavioral changes
Lentiviral Infections Visna-Maedi virus (small ruminant lentivirus) Viral Pneumonia, mastitis, encephalitis
Foot Rot Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum. Bacterial Lameness,
Hoof damage
Pasteurellosis Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica Bacterial Septicemia, respiratoy issues
Brucellosis Brucella melitensis Bacterial Abortion, infertility