- Pathogen:
- Actinobacillus equuli
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Sticky colonies on blood agar. Lactose-fermenting colonies on MacConkey agar. Biochemical profiles.
- Pathogen Information:
- Gram-negative rods. Two subspecies: equuli and haemolyticus.
- Epidemiology:
- Host specific. Found in the reproductive and intestinal tract of mares. Foals can be infected in utero or after birth.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Acute, and potentially fatal septicemia of newborn foals (sleepy foal disease), Respiratory disease, Mastitis, Metritis, Arthritis.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.