Although about 30% of foals that develop Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia do not survive, the majority of foals can be treated successfully and proceed with a normal life. But why is it that only foals are affected by this respiratory disease? one of the contributing factors is that some aspects of the foal's immune system take time to develop and, thus, contribute to susceptibility to disease.
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