Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP)

What is CBPP and what fever and lethargy. Affected animals How can I protect my animal causes it? will have severe respiratory signs from CBPP? Contagious bovine pleuro- such as coughing, labored breathing, CBPP is considered a foreign animal pneumonia (plur-OH-new-MOAN-ya), outstretched neck and a wide stance disease and has not been found in or CBPP, is an easily spread respiratory of the front legs (due to difficulty the United States since 1892. The best disease of cattle. It is caused by breathing), as well as a loss in appetite approach to prevention is prompt the bacteria Mycoplasma mycoides and body condition, and decreased detection. milk production. Animals with long- mycoides (my-COplaz- MA my-COY- Monitor your animals frequently for term (chronic) infections have less dees), a similar but different organism any signs of disease, especially severe obvious signs of pneumonia, but may than Mycoplasma bovis, the bacterium respiratory disease or lameness in cough with exercise. Calves are more associated with mastitis and shipping young stock. Newly introduced or likely to show signs of arthritis and fever in cattle. Contagious bovine returning animals should be isolated lameness than respiratory illness. pleuropneumonia is a serious disease for several weeks before placing them in Africa causing death rates of up Some infected animals may appear with the rest of the herd. Antibiotic to 80%. Occasional outbreaks have to recover but continue to “carry” the treatment is not effective for CBPP. also occurred in the Middle East, Asia bacteria with few or no signs of illness. The CBPP bacteria do not survive and parts of Europe. The disease has These carrier animals can serve as a in the environment for long periods been eradicated from the Western source of infection to other cattle. of time and are inactivated by most Hemisphere. Can I get CBPP? common disinfectants. Equipment What animals get CBPP? No. CBPP does not affect humans. and animal rearing areas should be Contagious bovine pleuro- thoroughly cleaned and disinfected pneumonia primarily affects cattle. Who should I contact if I to prevent disease spread. suspect CBPP? Younger animals (less than 3 years For More Information old) are more susceptible. Bison, yak Contact your veterinarian and water buffalo have also been immediately. Contagious bovine CFSPH Technical Fact Sheets. Contagious infected with CBPP. pleuropneumonia is not found in the Bovine Pleuropneumonia at http:// United States. Suspicion of disease www.cfsph.iastate.edu/DiseaseInfo/ How can my animal get CBPP? requires immediate attention. Animals are exposed to the CBPP bacteria by aerosol from the cough of infected cattle. Once inhaled, the bacterial infects the lungs of the animal. Another route of spread is by direct contact with the saliva, urine, or reproductive tissues or fluids, from an infected animal. The bacteria can spread reproductively during pregnancy from the cow to the unborn calf. CBPP is a contagious, How does CBPP affect my bacterial disease of cattle animal? that causes severe This disease develops relatively respiratory disease. slow. After cattle are exposed to the bacteria, signs of illness do not appear Photo courtesy of FAO at www.fao.org until 1 to 3 months later and include