Purulent encephalitis in a sheep flock

Abstract

In this article, the climc-pathologic and pathologic findings of purulent encephalitis observed in an Akkaraman flock in a local farm were described. Grossly, the foci of abscess and necrosis up to 4-6 mm diameter were seen in medulla oblongata, pons and cerebral hemispheres, and histopathologically microabscesses and purulent meningoencephalitis were detected. II has been considered that these cases might be an outbreak of a listeriosis.