Special Issue "Recent Studies on Equine Rhodococcosis"

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Equids".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Anna Cywinska
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Guest Editor
Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: equine; comparative immunology; cytokine; inflammatory response; sport
Dr. Lucjan Witkowski
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Co-Guest Editor
Laboratory of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: infectious diseases; equine; epidemiology; horse; diagnostic tests
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Equine rhodococcosis is a widespread health issue affecting foals before weaning. The onset of the disease widely varies and may pose either a serious cause of morbidity due to acute pneumonia or a cause of pulmonary lesions without clinical presentation. Many aspects of the disease remain unclear, making the diagnosis and prognosis challenging, particularly in field conditions. Since the pathogen is ubiquitous, opportunistic, and intracellular, prevention strategies and possible treatment options are limited. There is still a paucity of research regarding the pathophysiological aspects of the disease that could guide accurate early diagnosis, including distinguishing between survivors and non-survivors and regarding management and prevention, particularly immunoprophylaxis. This Special Issue aims to showcase emerging practices in these fields.

Moreover, the context of increasing antimicrobial resistance and the One Health concept that are being moved from vision to implementation can shift the understanding of infectious diseases, including rhodococcosis, to a more multidisciplinary way.  

Original manuscripts in the form of research or review papers that relate to any aspects of equine rhodococcosis, including advances in clinical and molecular diagnosis, onset related findings, and any forms of prevention strategies, are all welcomed for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Anna Cywinska
Prof. Dr. Lucjan Witkowski
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • Rhodococcus equi
  • foal rhodococcosis, epidemiology
  • clinical aspects
  • diagnosis
  • pathogenesis
  • molecular biology
  • immunity
  • immunization
  • vaccine
  • prophylaxis
  • antimicrobial resistance

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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