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Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), also known as pinkeye, New Forest eye or blight, [1] is a veterinary infection of cattle caused by Moraxella bovis, a Gram-negative, β-haemolytic, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It is spread by direct contact or by flies serving as vectors. It is the most common ocular disease of cattle (mostly
It is the cause of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, a contagious ocular disease of cattle, [1] [2] referred to colloquially as pinkeye or New Forest eye. [3] M. bovis was first associated with pinkeye in cattle 1915 in Bengal, India [4] The restriction enzyme MboI, widely used in biotechnology, is isolated from this species. [5]
The conjunctivitis of cattle known as pink-eye is caused by Moraxella bovis bacteria transmitted by Musca autumnalis face-flies. [37] The feeding of various Musca species of fly permits the contaminative transmission of nematode worms, for example Parafilaria bovicola , causing a nodular filariasis in cattle.
“Pink eye, often caused by bacteria but occasionally caused by viruses and/or seasonal allergies, may need treatment with an antibiotic, lubricant or antihistamine drops,” he says. Hand, foot ...
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Moraxella bovis, the pink eye, a Gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive diplococcus bacterium species implicated in infectious keratoconjunctivitis in cattle; Mycobacterium bovis, a slow-growing, aerobic bacterium species causative of tuberculosis in cattle; Mycoplasma bovis, a bacterium associated with bovine respiratory disease
Pinkeye or Pink Eye may refer to: Conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids; Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, an infectious conjunctivitis in cattle caused by the bacterium Moraxella bovis "Pinkeye" (South Park), an episode of the television series
Bird flu symptoms in humans range from mild to severe, and include a cough, runny nose, headache, muscle aches, fever, fatigue, conjunctivitis (pink eye), diarrhea and more.