Taylorella Flashcards
Taylorela equigenitalis
in male vs. female horses
Male - no symptoms, no immunity
Female - Contagious equine metritis (CEM), immunity
Reportable
Contagious Equine Metritis
Acute suppurative Self limiting Temporary sterility Highly contagious Become asymptomatic carriers Immunity
Taylorella equigenitalis
-epidemiology
Poor environmental resistance; reach the lab in less than 24 hours
Exclusively in equine genital tract; control by regular sampling of breeding stallions; STD
Taylorella equigenitalis Pathogenesis in Mares
Spontaneous healing within several weeks
Temporary infertility
Few abortions
May cause infection of newborns (asymptomatic)
Taylorella equigenitalis Diagnosis
Stallions - sample preputium, urethra, fossa glandis, sinus urethralis
Mares - sample fossa clitoridis, sinus clitoridis