Compulsory Assignment 1 (Semester 2)
UNIQUE NUMBER: 798610
Due date: Friday, 15 August 2025, at 20:00
, Question 1
1.1 Table – Bacterial diseases of ruminants that can also affect humans (zoonotic
diseases)
Disease Causative organism(s)
Anthrax Bacillus anthracis
Brucellosis (Contagious abortion, Malta Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, B. suis
fever)
Leptospirosis Leptospira interrogans (various serovars,
e.g., L. hardjo, L. pomona)
Listeriosis Listeria monocytogenes
Tuberculosis (Bovine tuberculosis) Mycobacterium bovis
Q fever Coxiella burnetii
Campylobacteriosis Campylobacter jejuni, C. fetus
Salmonellosis Salmonella enterica (var. Typhimurium,
Dublin, etc.)
E. coli infection Escherichia coli (especially O157:H7)
(VTEC/Enterohemorrhagic colibacillosis)
Yersiniosis Yersinia enterocolitica, Y.
pseudotuberculosis
Streptococcal infection Streptococcus suis, S. agalactiae
Dermatophilosis (Rain scald) Dermatophilus congolensis