Concomitant circulation of lentiviruses and Mycoplasma spp. in dairy goats: a clinical and multi-sample diagnostic approach
Huber Rizzo, Natália Carrillo Gaeta, Jeferson Silva Carvalho, Felipe Gabriel Carneiro Pessoa, Jerônimo Hugo de Souza, Guilherme José da Costa e Silva, Ana Claudia Campos, Edísio Oliveira de Azevedo, Lilian Gregory, Lúcio Esmeraldo Honório de Melo · 2026
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Huber Rizzo leads a 2026 herd investigation of two infections circulating together in dairy goats in Northeastern Brazil. Thirty-eight animals with joint swelling and falling milk yield gave blood, milk, joint fluid, and eye swabs for antibody, molecular, and family tree testing. Small ruminant lentivirus and Mycoplasma agalactiae were both in play.
Joint inflammation and eye inflammation each hit 28.9% of animals. Antibody rates differed sharply by test type, with ELISA finding far more lentivirus cases than the gel test. Mycoplasma DNA appeared in most milk and joint fluid samples tested. Mixed signs showed only in coinfected animals, so multi-sample testing earns its keep.
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| CREATOR | Huber Rizzo, Natália Carrillo Gaeta, Jeferson Silva Carvalho, Felipe Gabriel Carneiro Pessoa, Jerônimo Hugo de Souza, Guilherme José da Costa e Silva, Ana Claudia Campos, Edísio Oliveira de Azevedo, Lilian Gregory, Lúcio Esmeraldo Honório de Melo |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38490 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |