Abstract
This review article describes a contagious infectious disease of many domestic and wild animals, pasteurellosis, characterized by an acute course with manifestations of septicemia, lobar inflammation and edema of the lungs, pleura, and in subacute and chronic course – purulent-necrotic pneumonia, arthritis, mastitis, keratoconjunctivitis, endometritis and sometimes enteritis. Modern methods of prevention and diagnosis of the disease are described. Diagnosis of pathology is carried out mainly by bacteriological methods, serological methods are used as auxiliary ones. Treatment of pasteurellosis includes etiotropic antibiotic therapy, detoxification, antipyretic and other symptomatic agents. The combination of preventive measures allows farmers to maintain the health of economically significant animals at the proper level. This process is based on close cooperation and dialogue between farmers and veterinarians. The disease of young animals in many cases can lead to death in the absence of symptomatic treatment. Therefore, prevention measures are very important than the fight against an already existing disease.