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Discussion on Research Summary: Causes of bacterial upper respiratory infections
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 7:08 am:
Most upper respiratory infections in young horses are likely to be viral disease, influenza or a herpes virus infection. Persistent signs of upper respiratory infection may indicate a bacterial disease. Here a survey of a large group of horses helps you focus on the possible organisms causing bacterial URTI.
DrO
J Vet Sci. 2011 Jun;12(2):195-7.
Etiologic and epidemiologic analysis of bacterial infectious upper respiratory disease in Thoroughbred horses at the Seoul Race Park.
Ryu SH, Koo HC, Lee YW, Park YH, Lee CW.
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Korea Racing Authority, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi 427-711, Korea.
Abstract
Infectious upper respiratory disease (IURD) of Thoroughbred racehorses has been a frequent problem (29.6% of incidence) at the Seoul Race Park (Korea). Risk factors for IURD include the season with a high transfer rate (summer and fall), the stabling period (≤ 3 months), and age (2 to 3 years old), suggesting that the movement and new environment may have depressed the immune system of the horses and decreased their ability to respond properly to pathogens. The bacterial strains (n = 98) isolated from IURD horses included Pseudomonas spp., Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus equi subsp. equi and zooepidemicus.
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