Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Immunodeficiencies in Foals.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice
- Year:
- 2024
- Authors:
- Magdesian, K Gary
- Affiliation:
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology · United States
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
Knowledge of immunodeficiencies is crucial to neonatal medicine, in that they predispose to sepsis in the newborn and neonatal foal, as well as recurrent infections in older foals. The most common immunodeficiency in newborn and neonatal foals is failure of passive transfer, which is an example of an acquired immunodeficiency. Congenital or developmental immunodeficiencies may be transient or permanent, and can either affect the cell-mediated or humoral arms of immunity, and in some cases both. Affected foals often have chronic or recurrent respiratory or gastrointestinal infections, often with opportunistic pathogens.
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