OUTBREAK OF CONTAGIOUS KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS IN CAPRINES CAUSED BY MYCOPLASMA CONJUNCTIVAE IN ADULT CAPRINES, BRED IN SÃO PAULO STATEThis report is the first description of an outbreak contagious keratoconjunctivitis in caprines caused by Mycoplasma conjunctivae. The outbreak affected adult animals treated in the Clínica de Bovinos - Centro de Pesquisa e Diagnóstico e Enfermidades de Ruminantes - Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia - Universidade de São Paulo. Affected animals presented corneal opacity as the main clinical manifestation, with reddish ring in its periphery (ciliar injection), hyperemia of ocular conjunctivae, sero-mucous ocular secretion with hair agglutination in the periocular region, and blefarospasm.
KEY WORDS:
contagious keratoconjunctivitis; goats; Mycoplasma conjunctivae.