Abortion due to Bacillus safensis in a mare

D. E. Kelley, C. L. Hodo, A. Aceino, S. D. Lawhon, K. Hinrichs, S. P. Brinsko

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Abstract

A 16-year-old Westphalian mare aborted a dead fetus at 7 months of gestation without prodromal signs. The chorioallantois was diffusely thickened and discoloured, with fibrinous plaques, congestion and haemorrhage. Small colonies of 1-μm, Gram-positive bacilli were scattered throughout the exudate overlying the chorionic epithelium, and within macrophages. Bacillus safensis was isolated from the fetal lungs and from a swab sample of the mare's uterus. This strain represents the first case of a B. safensis-associated equine abortion and the first case of any infection caused by this bacterium.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)e28-e30
JournalEquine Veterinary Education
Volume33
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2021

Keywords

  • Bacillus safensis
  • abortion
  • horse
  • mare

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Equine

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