Powell D G
Vet Rec. 1975 Jan 11;96(2):30-4. doi: 10.1136/vr.96.2.30.
During the past 20 years the equine population of Great Britain and Ireland has increased with the result that the practising veterinary surgeon is more frequently called upon to advise on equine problems. A significant portion of this advice is concerned with the examination of horses showing signs of this advice is concerned with the examination of horses showing signs of respiratory disease. Numerous pathogens, which include viruses, bacteria, parasites and moulds invade the respiratory tract causing similar signs of illness. It is therefore difficult to provide an aetiological diagnosis based on a clinical examination. Field studies supported by laboratory investigations have established that influenza and herpes viruses are frequently responsible for outbreaks of disease. Epidemiological studies suggest that other factors including the immune state of the equine population influence the distribution and severity of respiratory disease. The aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and control of equine infectious respiratory disease are discussed below.
在过去20年里，英国和爱尔兰的马数量有所增加，结果执业兽医被更频繁地要求就马的问题提供建议。这类建议的很大一部分涉及对表现出呼吸道疾病症状的马匹进行检查。许多病原体，包括病毒、细菌、寄生虫和霉菌，侵入呼吸道，导致相似的疾病症状。因此，很难基于临床检查做出病因诊断。由实验室调查支持的实地研究已证实，流感病毒和疱疹病毒经常是疾病爆发的原因。流行病学研究表明，包括马群免疫状态在内的其他因素会影响呼吸道疾病的分布和严重程度。下文将讨论马传染性呼吸道疾病的病因、诊断、治疗和控制。
