Component Causes of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis-Non-Moraxella Organisms in the Epidemiology of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2021 Jul;37(2):295-308. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.03.005.

Abstract

Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is a multifactorial disease complex caused by opportunistic pathogens, classically those members of the genus Moraxella. However, IBK in some situations is associated with other potentially pathogenic agents, which include Mycoplasma bovoculi, Mycoplasma bovis, Ureaplasma diversum, bovine herpesviruses, and Chlamydia sp. Ocular infections that may resemble IBK are also caused by Listeria monocytogenes. These agents and their association with IBK are reviewed in this article.

Keywords: Bovine herpesvirus; Chlamydia; IBK; Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, Mycoplasma bovoculi; Listeria; Pink eye; Ureaplasma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacteria / metabolism
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / microbiology*
  • Keratoconjunctivitis, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Moraxella / classification
  • Virulence Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • Virulence Factors