Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: A Comprehensive Overview

Di Teodoro et al., Veterinary Pathology 2020 May 11; 300985820921818. doi: 10.1177/0300985820921818.

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) and is still endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, where it causes important economic losses.

The present article by Di Teodoro et al. provides the state of the art about Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia - CBPP, a special emphasis having been placed upon the pathological features of the disease. High quality gross and microscopic pictures highlight all the most relevant clinic-pathological aspects of CBPP.

Giuseppe Marruchella