histophilosis

histophilosis
his·to·phi·lo·sis (his″to-fĭ-loґsis) septicemic infection of cattle with Histophilus somni; the most serious form is fatal thromboembolic meningoencephalitis, but it may also take the form of bronchopneumonia, fibrinous pleuritis, myocarditis, or mastitis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Histophilus somni — a species that causes thromboembolic meningoencephalitis and histophilosis in cattle. Formerly called Haemophilus somnus …   Medical dictionary

  • Haemophilus septicemia of cattle — former name for histophilosis …   Medical dictionary

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