Equine abortion associated with placentitis caused by Pasteurella pneumotropica

Aborto equino associado a placentite por Pasteurella pneumotropica

ABSTRACT:

Pasteurella pneumotropica is a bacterium that has so far not been described as a cause of placentitis in animals. Two cases of aborted equine fetuses were sent to the Department of Veterinary Pathology of the “Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul” (SPV-UFRGS) for anatomopathological examination. Both cases presented suppurative placentitis associated with multiple basophilic bacterial cells. After bacterial isolation and biochemical analysis, P. pneumotropica was identified.

INDEX TERMS: Abortion; equine; placentitis; pregnancy loss; pasteurelosis; Pasteurella pneumotropica