Streptococcus equi equi (Strangles) -PCR The globally spread and highly infectious equine disease strangles is caused by an infection with Streptococcus equi subsp. Equi and is characterised by purulent lymphadenitis and pharyngitis. It used to be a typical disease in young animals which induces long-lasting immunity. Over the past years, however, an increasing number of affected adult horses has been described, with the disease showing a rather atypical
progression (mainly fever, respiratory disorders).
Compared to culture, PCR has the advantage of delivering faster results while at the same time offering a comparably higher sensitivity and specificity. This way, the identification of clinically healthy carriers, which play a major role in pathogen epidemiology, is also more reliable.
As PCR does not differentiate between dead or living organisms, a positive pathogen detection should always be formulated as a suspected diagnosis and be confirmed by culture examination.
Clinically, an infection with Streptococcus equi subsp. Equi cannot always be distinguished from an infection with Streptococcus equi subsp. Zooepidemicus. This test detects Streptococcus equi equi (Strangles) -PCR
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a PCR test for Streptococcus equi equi / zooepidemicus -PCR
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