Translations:DiseaseInvestigation:Course Manual/388/en

Where affected animals have died, a post mortem examination may be performed to look for changes that may provide diagnostic information. Where zoonotic disease is suspected, it may not be advisable to do a post mortem, which could spread infectious material widely. In particular, sudden death and outbreaks of sudden death in ruminants should not be subject to post mortem. Anthrax should be high on the differential diagnostic list in such cases.