[Recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Ivory Coast]. / Note sur une épizootie récente de fièvre aphteuse en Côte-d'Ivoire.

An outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) due to SAT2 occurred among cattle, sheep and pigs in Côte-d'Ivoire. The morbidity and mortality were low so vaccination of only high value livestock in intensive production systems was suggested.

[Experimental infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum: influence of ammonia as an exacerbating factor]. / Mycoplasmose a Mycoplasma gallisepticum: realisation d'un modele experimental role de l'ammoniac comme facteur d'exacerbation.

Five-week-old SPF chickens were inoculated with a virulent strain of M. gallisepticum and half were exposed to an atmosphere containing 100 ppm ammonia. The inoculation reduced weight gain and induced general and respiratory signs (prostration, tracheal rales, and snoring). Tracheal cilial movement was stopped. The severity and duration of M. gallisepticum infection were exacerbated by exposure to ammonia.