| first report of mycoplasma conjunctivae from wild caprinae with infectious keratoconjunctivitis in the pyrenees (ne spain). | frequent outbreaks of infectious keratoconjunctivitis have been reported in wild caprinae in europe. while etiologic studies in the alps indicate that the main etiologic agent is mycoplasma conjunctivae, there are few reports from other mountain areas, such as the pyrenees, where m. conjunctivae has never been reported. in 2006 and 2007, five adult pyrenean chamois (rupicapra pyrenaica; two males and three females) and one adult male european mouflon (ovis orientalis musimon) were studied; they ... | 2009 | 19204357 |
| mycoplasma conjunctivae in domestic small ruminants from high mountain habitats in northern spain. | infectious keratoconjunctivitis (ikc) is a clinical condition affecting eyes of domestic and wild caprinae worldwide, and mycoplasma conjunctivae is considered the primary causative agent of ikc in sheep, goats and wild caprinae. domestic ruminants from high mountain habitats share grazing areas with wild mountain ungulates, such as chamois (rupicapra spp.), alpine ibex (capra ibex) and european mouflon (ovis aries musimon), and domestic sheep seem to act as m. conjunctivae reservoir. in this st ... | 2013 | 24330682 |