ReviewFrontiers in veterinary science2024
Diagnostic utility of ultrasonography for thoracic and abdominal bacterial and parasitic diseases in ruminants: a comprehensive overview.
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- Bacterial Pathogen Identification and Its Association with Clinical, Ultrasonographic, and Post-Mortem Severity in Lacaune Lambs with Ovine Respiratory Complex.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
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- The impact of bacterial and viral diseases on dromedary camel (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Clinical cases of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in sheep: Retrospective clinical, sonographic, and pathological investigations.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Renal abscessation in dromedary camels: Clinical, ultrasonographic, hematobiochemical, and etiological investigations.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Breaking new ground: first report of integrating clinical, hematobiochemical, sonographic, and pathological findings in dromedary camels (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Cosmetic crimes in dromedary camels: a critical overview on these illegal manipulations and its hidden consequences.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Expanding the role of ultrasonography in cardiopulmonary assessment in dromedary camels.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Exploring the gut-kidney axis: possible connection between gastrointestinal and renal disorders in dromedary camels.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- The diagnostic utility of thoracic ultrasonography in sheep and goats with contagious caprine pleuropneumonia.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Clinical insights on paratuberculosis in Arabian camels (Open veterinary journal · 2025Review
- Paratuberculosis in sheep and goats: Pathogenesis, diagnostic findings, and control strategies.Open veterinary journal · 2025Review
- Fundamentals of diagnostic ultrasonography in sheep and goat medicine: a comprehensive illustrated overview.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Ongoing evolution of urinary tract disorders in dromedary camels (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Red urine syndrome in dromedary camels: Clinical, etiological, hematobiochemical sonographic, and pathologic findings.Open veterinary journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
This review article describes the roles of ultrasound in assessing thoracic and abdominal infectious diseases, mainly bacterial and parasitic ones that affect farm animals, including cattle, camels, sheep, and goats. Ultrasonography is a non-invasive imaging technique used to diagnose infectious diseases affecting the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and hepatobiliary systems. In cases of thoracic and abdominal infections, ultrasound typically reveals abnormalities in echogenicity and echotexture, the presence of unusual artifacts, and mass formation exerting pressure on surrounding structures. Inflammatory and degenerative changes within the viscera can be identified ultrasonographically by comparing the echogenicity of affected areas with that of the surrounding normal parenchyma, such as in fascioliasis. Bacterial and parasitic infections often result in capsular mass lesions with anechoic contents, as observed in hydatid cysts and cysticercosis, or varying echogenic contents, as observed in liver abscesses. Effusions within the pericardium, pleura, and peritoneum are common ultrasonographic findings in infectious thoracic and abdominal diseases. However, these effusions' echogenicity does not always allow for clear differentiation between transudates and exudates. The routine use of ultrasonography in the evaluation of the chest and abdomen in affected or suspected ruminants is highly beneficial for detection, guiding therapeutic decisions, assessing prognosis, and aiding in the eradication of highly contagious diseases that cause significant economic losses.
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