Hazard G H, Hughes K L, Penson P J
J Reprod Fertil Suppl. 1979(27):337-42.
Contagious equine metritis (CEM) was first diagnosed in Australia in August 1977 and it has since been found on 6 farms in 3 states, having been isolated from about 24 mares and 2 stallions. Details are given of the epidemiology and control procedures used to combat CEM on one farm. Difficulty was experience in successfully treating one infected stallion; this was thought to be associated with inadequate cleaning and treating of the diverticulum of the urethral fossa. Introduction of the disease has had far-reaching consequences and may well result in the adoption of routine bacteriological tests on stallions and mares of unknown or dubious breeding history and other measures to minimize the possibility of spread between farms.
1977年8月，澳大利亚首次诊断出传染性马子宫炎（CEM），此后在3个州的6个农场发现了该病，已从约24匹母马和2匹种马中分离出该病菌。文中给出了在一个农场防治CEM所采用的流行病学和控制程序的详细信息。成功治疗一匹受感染种马时遇到了困难；据认为这与尿道窝憩室清洁和治疗不充分有关。该疾病的传入产生了深远影响，很可能导致对繁殖历史不明或可疑的种马和母马进行常规细菌学检测，并采取其他措施尽量减少农场间传播的可能性。
