Borrelia burgdorferiInfection and Lyme Disease in North American Horses: A Consensus Statement

• DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15042
• Publication Date: 2018-02-23T19:38:03Z
• Authors: T.J. Divers; R.B. Gardner; J.E. Madigan; S.G. Witonsky; J.J. Bertone; E.L. Swinebroad; S.E. Schutzer; A.L. Johnson
• Keywords: Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection; Neuroborreliosis; LYME; Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Borrelia burgdorferi infection is common in horses living Lyme endemic areas and the geographic range for exposure increasing. Morbidity after B. unknown. Documented, naturally occurring syndromes attributed to include neuroborreliosis, uveitis, cutaneous pseudolymphoma. Although other clinical signs such as lameness stiffness are reported horses, these often not well documented. Diagnosis of disease based on burgdorferi, cytology or histopathology infected fluid tissue antigen detection. Treatment similar treatment humans small animals but success might be same because species differences antimicrobial bioavailability duration before initiation treatment. There no approved equine label vaccines there strong evidence that proper vaccination could prevent horses.