Symptoms
- Nasal discharge
- Containing abundant organisms
- Tissue turns
- Thickened
- Firm
- Fibrous
- Lymphnodes
- Swollen
- Soft
- Red
What the Disease Effects
- It attacks:
- Lymph Vessels
- Neck and legs
- Lymph nodes
- Neck and legs
- Wounds:
- Inflate
- Pop
- Skin becomes hard
What It Is
Treatment
Chronic infectious granulomatous, or inflammation found in many diseases, of the skin
- No commercial treatment
- Testing vaccinations
- If the horse survives
- Immune
How It Spreads
Causes
- Flies
- Whenever they attack an open wound
- Feed on it
Dimorphic fungus, which is a fungi that can reproduce as either a mycelial or a yeast-like state.
Mycelial or Yeast-like
- Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil.
- Mycelium, is like fungus
- Non-invasive, sugar-fermenting organism is yeast-like. (Fly)
Infected Leg
Prevention
- Take hygenic precautions
- Anything contaminated should be burned
Treatment of clinical cases is not permitted, and destruction of affected horses is usually mandatory.
(Dirrect quote from http://www.phsource.us/PH/PALM/PDA/EPIZOOTIC%20LYMPHANGITIS.pdf)
Sources
- http://www.phsource.us/PH/PALM/PDA/EPIZOOTIC%20LYMPHANGITIS.pdf
- chestofbooks.com
- vetericyn.com
- www.horsebreedsinfo.com
Epizootic Lymphangitis
Bacteria
Epizootic Lymphangitis