Rehbinder C, Glatthard V
Acta Vet Scand. 1977;18(1):54-64. doi: 10.1186/BF03548465.
In forest reindeer of northern Sweden outbreaks of keratitis regularly appear in the height of summer in connection with marking of the calves. In forest reindeer conjunctival and corneal lesions, primarily due to foreign bodies and trauma, are found in abundance. In addition, large amounts of different bacteria are present in the conjunctival sacs of clinically healthy as well as diseased animals. It is suggested that the abundance of bacteria and the conjunctival and corneal lesions primarily are a result of the herding conditions of the forest reindeer, and furthermore that they cooperate as etiological factors in the development of keratitis.
在瑞典北部的森林驯鹿中,角膜炎疫情经常在夏季高峰期出现,与幼鹿的标记行为有关。在森林驯鹿中,结膜和角膜病变大量存在,主要是由异物和外伤引起的。此外,在临床健康和患病动物的结膜囊中都存在大量不同的细菌。有人认为,细菌的大量存在以及结膜和角膜病变主要是森林驯鹿群居条件的结果,而且它们在角膜炎的发展过程中作为病因协同起作用。