title: Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (pinkeye).
abstract: As is the case for controlling other infectious livestock diseases, the most successful efforts to control infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) will include consideration of the host, the environment, herd management, and ongoing surveillance even after the immediate crisis has passed. Research over many years has led to the discovery of a variety of antibiotic treatments and antibiotic regimens that can be effective against IBK. The discoveries of Mor bovoculi and reports of IBK associated with Mycoplasma spp without concurrent Mor bovis or Mor bovoculi have raised new questions into the roles that other organisms may play in IBK pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, 2108 Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA. Electronic address: jaangelos@ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Angelos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003612:Dairying / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D007639:Keratoconjunctivitis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009016:Moraxella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045828:Moraxellaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis; Moraxella bovis; Moraxella bovoculi; Pinkeye; Prevention; Treatment