Volume 10, Number 3—March 2004
Dispatch
Bovine Necrotic Vulvovaginitis Associated with Porphyromonas levii
Daniel Elad*
, Orly Friedgut*, Nir Alpert†, Yehuda Stram*, Dan Lahav*, Doron Tiomkin†, Miriam Avramson‡, Kalia Grinberg*, and Michael Bernstein*
, Orly Friedgut*, Nir Alpert†, Yehuda Stram*, Dan Lahav*, Doron Tiomkin†, Miriam Avramson‡, Kalia Grinberg*, and Michael Bernstein*
Table
Results of bacteriologic and virologic examinations in outbreak of bovine necrotic vulvovaginitis in Israeli-Holstein dairy cows on a farm in the northeast of Israela
| Findings | No. cows in which clinical signs present | No. cows in which clinical signs absent |
|---|---|---|
| P. levii isolated | 32 | 2 |
| P. levii not isolated | 0 | 5 |
| BoHV-4 found | 26 | 2 |
| BoHV-4 not found | 5 | 5 |
aP. levii, Porphyromonas levii; BoHV-4, bovine herpesvirus 4.
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