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Equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) – also known as moon blindness, recurrent iridocyclitis, or periodic ophthalmia [1] – is an acute, nongranulomatous inflammation of the uveal tract of the eye, occurring commonly in horses of all breeds, worldwide. The causative factor is not known, but several pathogeneses have been suggested.
Only a few cases have been reported in Europe (Italy, France, and Portugal). Here, we report the first eye infection in a German patient. [9] Thelazia gulosa. Thelazia gulosa, the cattle eyeworm, was found in the left eye of a 26-year-old woman from Oregon in 2018. This case was the first-ever reported human infection from this genus. [10]
Various livestock and wildlife surveys suggest that thelaziasis is quite common among animals. A 1978 slaughterhouse survey in Guelph, Ontario, Canada found that about one-third (32%) of cattle over an eight-month period were infested with eyeworms. [13] A survey of horses in Kentucky revealed a 42% rate of infestation with Thelazia lacrymalis ...
Equine viral arteritis (EVA) is a disease of horses caused by a virus of the species Alphaarterivirus equid, an RNA virus. [1] [2] It is the only species in the genus Alphaarterivirus, and that is the only genus in the Equarterivirinae subfamily. The virus which causes EVA was first isolated in 1953, but the disease has afflicted equine animals ...
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Corneal ulcers in cats can be caused by trauma, detergent burns, infections, and other eye diseases. One common cause not seen in dogs is infection with feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1). FHV-1 causes ulceration by direct infection of the epithelial cells. Lesions appear as round or dendritic (branching) ulcers. FHV-1 also suppresses healing of the ...
Strangles (also called equine distemper) is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection of horses and other equines caused by a Gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus equi. [1] As a result, the lymph nodes swell, compressing the pharynx , larynx , and trachea , and can cause airway obstruction leading to death, hence the name strangles. [ 2 ]
The most common symptom is a tilted head. Fenbendazole , an antiparasitic drug , can be used to combat the pathogen and prevent new infections . If clinical symptoms occur, treatment must be extended by administering antibiotics and supportive measures.