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Contagious equine metritis (CEM)
Author(s) -
Ricketts S. W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3292.1996.tb01680.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metritis , pregnancy , biology , genetics , lactation , ice calving
Most cases involve non–clinical mares with a mild uterine inflammation. However, an acute infection can cause active inflammation of the endometrium that results in a mucoid vulvar discharge 10–14 days post breeding. Abortions due to CEM are rare. Mares infected during pregnancy can produce subclincal carrier foals. Asymptomatic mares can be infectious and remain carriers for several months. Stallions exhibit no clinical signs but can carry the organism on their external genitalia for an extended period of time.