With more than 350 horses involved in the investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM), veterinarians in 38 states are being asked to swab and treat horses for a disease this country hasn't seen in decades, and then only on a limited basis in Kentucky.
CEM is caused by Taylorella equigenitalis, a Gram-negative bacterium, which is found on the genitalia of mares and
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