Pneumonia in goats caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides.
Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides (large-colony type) was isolated from the lungs of a goat with pneumonia. Clinical signs included inappetence, weakness, listlessness, coughing, dyspnea, pyrexia, slight nasal discharge, and lameness. Tylosin (4 mg/kg of body weight) was administered each day for 4 days, resulting in slow recovery. Three weeks later, the clinical signs recurred and the kid was anemic. It was given a single blood transfusion and tylosin was administered daily. The kid's health status was steadily declined and it died after 6 days' treatment. At necropsy, the lungs were edematous and congested. Histopathologic findings were those of septicemia and pneumonia.
D000818:Animals; D006041:Goats; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D009176:Mycoplasma mycoides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011002:Pleuropneumonia, Contagious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States