Taylorella Flashcards

1
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Taylorela equigenitalis

in male vs. female horses

A

Male - no symptoms, no immunity
Female - Contagious equine metritis (CEM), immunity
Reportable

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Contagious Equine Metritis

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Acute suppurative
Self limiting
Temporary sterility
Highly contagious
Become asymptomatic carriers
Immunity
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Taylorella equigenitalis

-epidemiology

A

Poor environmental resistance; reach the lab in less than 24 hours
Exclusively in equine genital tract; control by regular sampling of breeding stallions; STD

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Taylorella equigenitalis Pathogenesis in Mares

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Spontaneous healing within several weeks
Temporary infertility
Few abortions
May cause infection of newborns (asymptomatic)

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Taylorella equigenitalis Diagnosis

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Stallions - sample preputium, urethra, fossa glandis, sinus urethralis

Mares - sample fossa clitoridis, sinus clitoridis

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