This edition of the “What is your diagnosis?” section is dedicated to one of the most frequent consultations we have at SESC, suspected tuberculosis.
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A case was submitted to the SESC concerning a batch of 3-month-old crossbred lambs, in which 6 carcasses presented hemorrhagic lesions. The official veterinary service suspected dog bite wounds due to the distribution of the lesions and the presence of circular wounds resembling fang entry points.
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An inquiry was received regarding a carcass of an 11-month-old Holstein calf. No relevant abnormalities were observed during the ante-mortem inspection; however, post-mortem examination revealed multiple whitish nodular lesions with a necrotic appearance, distributed in a random multifocal pattern across several organs (liver, spleen, kidney, diaphragm, heart, and skeletal muscle).
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During 2025, SESC has managed a total of 118 inquiries. Of these, 12 were online inquiries and the remaining 106 corresponded to requests for laboratory analysis of samples.
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At the end of 2025, an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) was declared in wild boar in Catalonia and is currently still active. To date, all detected cases have been confined within a 6 km radius of the first carcasses found.
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Recently, for the first time in Catalonia and the Iberian Peninsula, several outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD), a viral disease of cattle, have been confirmed. This disease is on the list of Category A diseases, which means that, by regulation, measures must be taken to eradicate it from the country and prevent the outbreak […]
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