Seroprevalence of <i>Rhodococcus equi</i> in horses in Israel

Rhodococcus equi is a common cause of pneumonia in foals and has extensive clinical, economic and possibly zoonotic consequences. This bacterium survives well in the environment and may be considered as normal flora of adult horses. Certain strains of this bacterium are extremely virulent in foals,...

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Main Authors: Sharon Tirosh-Levy, Sevil E. Gürbilek, Osman Y. Tel, Oktay Keskin, Amir Steinman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
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Online Access:https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/1508