Leptospirosis in horses: special reference to equine recurrent uveitis
Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 0
Abstract
Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution. The disease affects several domestic and wild animals. Leptospirosis has seasonal nature with high incidence in hot rainy season especially in tropical regions. The disease in horses has ocular and systemic manifestations. However, stillbirths and neonatal mortality due to this disease is also common. The ocular manifestation is equine recurrent uveitis (ERU), also known as periodic ophthalmia or moon blindness, where autoimmune mechanisms also play an important role. Several diagnostic assays are employed and microscopic agglutination test has been commonly employed in several parts of the world though isolation is the gold standard test. Recent diagnostic advances like PCR, real time PCR, LAMP also aid in early diagnosis of the disease so that the spread of disease to other animals and human can be prevented.
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Sandip Kumar Khurana, Kuldeep Dhama, Minakshi P, Baldev Gulati, Yashpal Singh Malik, Kumaragurubaran Karthik
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- DOI 10.18006/2016.4(Spl-4-EHIDZ).S123.S131
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