None of the presently known mycoplasmal respiratory diseases of animals offers a model system closely resembling chronic bronchitis or pulmonary emphysema. The only animal disease with clinical and pathological similarities to human emphysema is the emphysema seen in horses. This is a very interesting model and would probably be useful for clinical evaluation and manipulation, but it is not goi...

The diagnosis of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) has often been considered difficult. This is because of the confusion that can arise with other mycoplasmoses of small ruminants. Symptoms and lesions can be similar and the isolation of M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae (MccF38) requires skilled technicians. Once MccF38 strains are isolated, their identification should not be diffic...

Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is now a well-defined disease that is caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae. CCPP is infectious, contagious and fulfils the classic Koch postulates that characterise such types of disease. The distribution of the disease is not exactly known, but reports of mycoplasma isolation and official declarations to the Office International des E...