Bacterial Diseases of Horses
Site |
Disease |
Organism |
Blood |
Anthrax |
Bacillus anthracis |
Fever |
Coxiella burnetti |
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Septicemia |
Actinobacillus equuli |
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Lung |
Glanders |
Actinobacillus mallei |
Meliodosis |
Pseudomonas pseudomallei |
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Influenzal pneumonia |
Bordatella bronchiseptica |
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Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Corynebacterium equi |
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Pasteurella multocida |
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Intestine |
Botulism |
Clostridium botulinum |
Enteritis |
Escherichia coli |
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Salmonella typhimurium |
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Salmonella anatum |
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Melioidosis |
Pseudomonas pseudomallei |
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Ulceration of intestine |
Sphaerophorus necrophorus |
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Fetus and uterus |
Abortion |
Escherichia coli |
Klebsiella pneumoniae var. genitalium |
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Actinobacillus equuli |
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Corynebacterium equi |
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Mammary glands |
Mastitis |
Escherichia coli |
Staphylococcus aureus |
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Streptococcus equi |
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Streptococcus zooepidemicus |
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Urine |
Cystitis |
Leptospira Pomona |
Leptospira hyos |
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Escherichia coli |
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Purulent nephritis |
Actinobacillus equuli |
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Pyelonephritis |
Corynebacterium renale |
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Skin and muscle |
Fistulous withers |
Brucella abortus |
Poll evil |
Actinomyces bovis |
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Lockjaw |
Clostridium tetani |
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Malignant edema |
Clostridium septicum |
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Necrotic dermatitis |
Sphaerophorus necrophorus |
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Strangles |
Streptococcus equi |
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Ulcerative lymphangitis |
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis |
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Wounds |
Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Peptostreptococcus spp. |
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Bacteroides spp. |
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Proteus mirabilis |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Actinobacillus mallei |
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Joint |
Joint ill |
Actinobacillus equuli |
Corynebacterium equi |
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Escherichia coli |
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Blood and parenchymatous organs, foals |
Neonatal mortality |
Streptococcus zooepidemicus |
Streptococcus equisimilis |
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Streptococcus equi |
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Actinobacillus equuli |
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Salmonella abortus-equi |
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Escherichia coli |
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Klebsiella pneumoniae var. genitalium |
