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Wagner H, Heller M, Fawzy A, Schnee C, Nesseler A, Kaim U, Ewers C, Semmler T, Spergser J, Schultze T, Eisenberg T. Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies capri, an uncommon mastitis and respiratory pathogen isolated in a German flock of goats. Vet Microbiol 2024; 290:109996. [PMID: 38295490 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.109996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
Abstract
Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. capri (Mmc) is one of the etiological microorganisms of contagious agalactia, which is among the diseases causing the highest economical losses in small ruminants. We report a disease outbreak in a German flock that led to significant suffering of goats characterized by mastitis, arthritis, pleuropneumonia and sudden deaths. Mmc was persistently isolated from many animals both from milk, and from a number of different swab and tissue samples. A number of closely related Mycoplasma spp. have to be taken into consideration to rule out important animal epizootics listed by European Animal Health Law and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). Some goats developed cross-reacting antibodies against Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides. Although Mmc is believed to be an uncommon microorganism in Germany, this study highlights that veterinarians should consider this pathogen in their work during herd health monitoring in Central Europe. Although eradication was not fully achieved, autogenous vaccination significantly seemed to improve animal health and welfare.
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Affiliation(s)
- Henrik Wagner
- Veterinary Clinic for Reproductive Medicine and Neonatology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen 35392, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis (IMP), Jena 07743, Germany
| | - Ahmad Fawzy
- Cairo University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Cairo, Egypt; Hessian State Laboratory (LHL), Schubertstr. 60, Giessen 35392, Germany
| | - Christiane Schnee
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis (IMP), Jena 07743, Germany
| | - Anne Nesseler
- Hessian State Laboratory (LHL), Schubertstr. 60, Giessen 35392, Germany
| | - Ute Kaim
- Hessian State Laboratory (LHL), Schubertstr. 60, Giessen 35392, Germany
| | - Christa Ewers
- Institute of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases of Animals, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen 35392, Germany
| | - Torsten Semmler
- NG1 Microbial Genomics, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
| | - Joachim Spergser
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna 1210, Austria
| | - Tilman Schultze
- Hessian State Laboratory (LHL), Schubertstr. 60, Giessen 35392, Germany
| | - Tobias Eisenberg
- Hessian State Laboratory (LHL), Schubertstr. 60, Giessen 35392, Germany; Institute of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases of Animals, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen 35392, Germany.
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