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Pneumonia of Swine, Mycoplasmal

MedGen UID:
226259
Concept ID:
C1258090
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Enzootic Pneumonia of Pigs; Enzootic Pneumonia of Swine; Mycoplasma Pneumonia of Pigs; Mycoplasma Pneumonia of Swine; Mycoplasmal Pneumonia of Swine; Pneumonia of Swine, Enzootic; Swine Enzootic Pneumonia; Swine Mycoplasma Pneumonia; Swine Mycoplasmal Pneumonia

Definition

A chronic, clinically mild, infectious pneumonia of PIGS caused by MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE. Ninety percent of swine herds worldwide are infected with this economically costly disease that primarily affects animals aged two to six months old. The disease can be associated with porcine respiratory disease complex. PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA is often found as a secondary infection. [from MeSH]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPneumonia of Swine, Mycoplasmal

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Therapy

Lorenzo H, Quesada O, Assunçao P, Castro A, Rodríguez F
Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2006 Feb 15;109(3-4):199-207. Epub 2005 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2005.07.021. PMID: 16325264

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