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Discussion on CEM Comeback
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mitch316
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 - 2:36 am:
Dr. O, I received an e-mail from our primary vet supply company warning that Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) or Taylorella equigenitalis had popped up in the US after being eradicated for 30 years and offering a treatment "pack". Is this just a sales pitch trying to "beef up" in a bad economy? I guess what I am really asking, is do breeders need to be worrying about this std? I am going to research it a little, but thought you may have heard it through the DVM grapevine.
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 - 9:30 am:
Jesse you will find a current description of this outbreak at, Diseases of Horses » Reproductive Diseases » Problems During Pregnancy » Contagious Equine Metritis. Be sure to check the discussions for the latest updates.
DrO
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mrose
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 - 10:39 am:
Jesse, there recently was an article in one of the horse mags (Equus or The Horse) about this.
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mitch316
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 - 4:00 pm:
Thanks, guess I should have looked a little harder before posting.
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mitch316
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Posted on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 - 11:44 pm:
Dr O, this may seem like a silly question, but after reading over the articles here and doing some other research, I am left wondering what the big fear about this disease is. There has been only one instant of an abortion documented, and lets be honest, a good argument can be made that the abortion would have happened anyway without CEM. The mares that show problems are always symptom free at birth, and the studs show no symptoms at all. Am I missing something here?
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 - 8:40 am:
Jesse ,
where endemic CEM causes serious hardship in the breeding industry and prior to this outbreak we were considered CEM free. It is not the past that has everyone upset but the possible future if this goes unchecked.
DrO
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