Funisitis associated with leptospiral abortion in an equine placenta

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 659-662

  Sebastian, M ^a,b   Giles, R ^a   Roberts, J ^a   Poonacha, K ^a   Harrison, L ^a   Donahue, J ^a   Benirschke, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Funisitis; Leptospira; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD;

EQUIDAE; LEPTOSPIRA; SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 24644488887     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 03009858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.42-5-659     Document Type: Article

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