Status of Taylorella equigenitalis infection in Thoroughbred horses in the Republic of Korea and the molecular characterization of the Korean Taylorella equigenitalis isolates

Contagious equine metritis (CEM) is a highly transmissible venereal disease of horses caused by the bacterium, Taylorella equigenitalis. Following the first identificatoin of T. equigenitalis in Korea in 2015, targeted surveillance of Thoroughbreds was conducted using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Initially, the prevalence of T. equigenitalis in the Thoroughbred population tested was 13.5% (71/526). All positive animals were placed under quarantine and treated according to previously described protocols (Jeoung et al., J Equine Vet Sci, 2016;47:42-6).

Source: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science - July 2, 2018 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Hye-Young Jeoung, Soo-Kyoung Lee, Jee-Yong Park, Hyun-Jeong Kim, Sun-Joo Yang, Sang Kyu Lee, Jin A. Ko, Hyoung-Seok Yang, Changnam Park, Sung-Hee Kim, Hae-Eun Kang, Jun-Gu Choi Source Type: research