Taylorella

Question 1

Taylorela equigenitalis

in male vs. female horses

Answer 1

Male - no symptoms, no immunity
Female - Contagious equine metritis (CEM), immunity
Reportable

Question 2

Contagious Equine Metritis

Answer 2

Acute suppurative
Self limiting
Temporary sterility
Highly contagious
Become asymptomatic carriers
Immunity

Question 3

Taylorella equigenitalis

-epidemiology

Answer 3

Poor environmental resistance; reach the lab in less than 24 hours
Exclusively in equine genital tract; control by regular sampling of breeding stallions; STD

Question 4

Taylorella equigenitalis Pathogenesis in Mares

Answer 4

Spontaneous healing within several weeks
Temporary infertility
Few abortions
May cause infection of newborns (asymptomatic)

Question 5

Taylorella equigenitalis Diagnosis

Answer 5

Stallions - sample preputium, urethra, fossa glandis, sinus urethralis

Mares - sample fossa clitoridis, sinus clitoridis