An acute Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia challenge was used to study changes in rectal and radiant surface temperatures over 18 h. From 3.5 to 15 h after challenge, rectal temperatures were elevated in challenged pigs compared to nonchallenged controls. From 6 through 18 h after challenge, infrared surface temperature was higher for challenged pigs versus control nonchallenged pigs. Correlation ...

An outbreak of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) was investigated in the Somali National Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia, to isolate and identify the causative Mycoplasma species. Detailed physical clinical examination was performed on over 700 affected animals to select acutely sick animals for autopsy and bacteriological specimen collection. Postmortem examination and sample collectio...

A recent study and review of the literature (Ford, 1960) provided no support for the view that the usual strains of genital pleuropneumonia-like organisms (PPLU) were a cause of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). It was noted, however, that Shepard (1956, 1957, 1960) had isolated morphologically distinct T-strain PPLO from the genital tract of patients with NGU, and that he believed these T-strai...

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae causes porcine pleuropneumoniae which is one of severe threats to the swine industry. In total, 54 strains of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae were isolated from 443 pigs between 2012 and 2013 in Korea. Isolates were classified into serotypes 1, 2, 5, 7, 12, and unclassified by multiplex PCR. Genotypes of isolates were divided into three groups according to the se...

Lower respiratory infections in adult horses often have an initial viral component because the effects of lower respiratory viral infections on local clearance and immune function may predispose to secondary bacterial involvement. Bacterial lower respiratory infections have greater clinical impact than viral infections because of the substantial risk of complications ranging from focal abscessa...