title: A survey of equine abortion and perinatal foal losses in Hungary during a three-year period (1998-2000).
abstract: Cases of equine abortion and perinatal foal losses were investigated in Hungary during a three-year period (1998-2000). Samples from aborted equine fetuses and newborn foals (total n = 96) were examined using bacteriological, virological, pathological, immunohistochemical (IHC), molecular biological and serological methods. The cause of abortion and perinatal foal loss was identified in 67/96 cases (70%); viral infection was found in 22 (23%), viral and bacterial coinfection in 1 (1%), bacterial infection in 23 (24%), protozoan infection in 1 (1%) and fungal infection in 2 cases (2%). Morphological lesions suggestive of infection were recorded in 2 (2%) and non-infectious causes in 16 cases (17%).
authors.affiliation: Central Agricultural Office Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, H-1149 Budapest, Tábornok u. 2, Hungary. szeredil@oai.hu
authors.forename: Levente
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Szeredi
authors.forename: Miklós
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tenk
authors.forename: Szilárd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jánosi
authors.forename: Vilmos
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pálfi
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hotzel
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sachse
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pospischil
authors.forename: Miklós
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozsó
authors.forename: Róbert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Glávits
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Molnár
mesh_terms: D037881:Aborted Fetus / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006736:Horses; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*