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 Bacterial Diseases - ERYSIPELOID

(Rosenbach's erysipeloid, erythema migrans, erysipelotrichosis, rose disease in swine, diamond skin disease in swine, fish-handler's disease or fish rose in man)

AGENT:

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (insidiosa). 22 different serotypes are recognized. *Discovered by ROBERT KOCH; he called it the Bacillus of Mouse Septicemia

RESERVOIR AND INCIDENCE

Saprophyte in soil, water, and decaying organic matter. Pathogen in swine, lambs, calves, poultry, fish, & wild and lab mice. Pigs probably represent the most likely source of exposure in the laboratory environment. (Natural disease or zoonotic transmission from lab rodents has NOT been reported.)

TRANSMISSION:

Contamination of wounds while handling infected tissues

DISEASE IN ANIMALS:

Diamond skin disease in pigs. Arthritis in sheep and swine. Cyanosis and hemorrhages in turkeys. Can be septicemic disease in many species.

DISEASE IN MAN:

Disease in humans is called Erysipeloid, and is primarily occupation related. Inflammatory lesions of the skin, with elevated erythematous edge; spreads circumferentially. Septicemia is an infrequent complication.

DIAGNOSIS:

Culture from lesion or blood

PREVENTION\CONTROL:

Treatment with Penicillin.  Gloves when handling animals.  Vaccine for swine and turkeys.