OTHER MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS
ROBIN A.J. NICHOLAS
Mycoplasma Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (Weybridge), New Haw, Weybridge, UK
Porcine infectious anaemia is caused by the formerly classified eperythrozoon Mycoplasma suis.
It is a well-known disease mainly affecting pigs that occurs worldwide, particularly in China, where it has a high prevalence. This organism may have zoonotic potential. The DNA of this uncultivable haemotrophic organism was recently detected in 10% of a small wild boar (Sus scofa) population in Germany(37). The study also showed that there were two genetically distinct groups representing strains similar to those found in the USA and Europe and those found in China.Commercial rearing of rabbits often leads to respiratory and digestive diseases, which may be stress related. In a study in Spain, mycoplasmas were detected in nearly half of all cases of commercial rabbit pneumonia, although other pathogens were also detected, including Bordetella bronchiseptica and Pasteurella spp., although in fewer numbers(38).
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