Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis infection in horses with granulomatous enterocolitis – first report in Poland
- Journal:
- Journal of Veterinary Research
- Year:
- 2025
- Authors:
- Nowicka Beata et al.
- Affiliation:
- 1Department of Animal Surgery, 20-950Lublin, Poland · PL
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
Gastrointestinal mycobacteriosis in horses is difficult to diagnose because of the pathogen’s intracellular nature and the non-specific clinical symptoms. Effective accurate diagnosis facilitates prognosis and treatment. Current diagnostic procedures and methods of collecting material do not permit definitive antemortem diagnosis. However, culturing, acid-fast bacilli staining, histopathology, PCR and immunological marker evaluation may prove useful.
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