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"Moon blindness" on an Icelandic horse Advanced stage of disease Advanced stage of disease ERU on an Icelandic horse. 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.
Aspergillus acidohumus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cervini section. [1] The species was first described in 2016. [1] It has not been reported to produce any extrolites. [1]
The loss of vision with fungal keratitis can be quite disabling in terms of economic impact and social consequences. Many people come with fungal keratitis in the only eye and thus become blind due to the disease. The lack of education and proper eye protection in such cases is evidently responsible for their plight. [citation needed]
None of the control horses of these breeds who lacked the mutated form of PMEL17 had any eye disorder. [6] Eye disorders in horses with the silver dapple gene. Similar mutations in other species provide insight into the roles played by the PMEL17 gene. Relatively few such mutations are known, which suggests that the gene is involved in ...
Covering sickness, or dourine (French, from the Arabic darina, meaning mangy (said of a female camel), feminine of darin, meaning dirty), [1] is a disease of horses and other members of the family Equidae. The disease is caused by Trypanosoma equiperdum, which belongs to an important genus of parasitic protozoa. [2]
A Aspergillus acidohumus A.J. Chen, Frisvad & Samson (2016) Aspergillus acidus Kozak. (1989) Aspergillus acolumnaris Varshney & A.K. Sarbhoy (1981) Aspergillus acrensis Hubka, A. Nováková, Yaguchi, Matsuz. & Y. Horie (2018) Aspergillus aculeatinus Noonim, Frisvad, Varga & Samson (2008) Aspergillus aculeatus Iizuka (1953) Aspergillus acutus Blaser (1976) Aspergillus aeneus Sappa (1954 ...
The disease grows slowly in the stomach and small intestine, eventually forming large lumps of granulation tissue. It can also invade surrounding lymph nodes. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, a mass in the abdomen, and depression. Pythiosis of the skin in dogs is very rare, and appears as ulcerated lumps. Primary infection can ...
In dogs, aspergillosis is an uncommon disease typically affecting only the nasal passages (nasal aspergillosis). This is much more common in dolicocephalic breeds . It can also spread to the rest of the body; this is termed disseminated aspergillosis and is rare, usually affecting individuals with underlying immune disorders.