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*''S. suis'' in [[Bacterial infections#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs | *''S. suis'' in [[Bacterial infections#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs | ||
| − | *In [[Pleural cavity and membranes - inflammatory#Pyothorax (Thoracic empyema)| | + | *In [[Pleural cavity and membranes - inflammatory#Pyothorax (Thoracic empyema)|pyothorax]] |
Revision as of 10:54, 20 September 2007
- Haemolytic streptococci of Lancefield group C are common inhabitants of the equine nasopharynx
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus and S. equisimilis are usually non-pathogenic
- S. equi is more pathogenic and is the cause of strangles with rhinitis, pharyngitis, lymphadenitis
- S. zooepidemicus can cause similar signs to strangles in horses, may accompany COPD
- May cause sinusitis in horses
- Can cause vascular fragility, leading to haemorrhagic disease.
- Secondary invadors after Equine influenza
- S. suis in pneumonia of pigs
- In pyothorax