Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes

Selective culling and the potential persistence of lumpy skin disease in cattle herds: insights from a mechanistic transmission model

Abstract The first epidemic of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in France was detected in June 2025, with a total of 117 outbreaks recorded by the end of the year. This fast-spreading vector-borne disease of cattle prompted the implementation of strict control measures, including total d...

The calf holobiont under challenge: longitudinal microbiota–pathogen dynamics and respiratory health

The bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) is a major health and welfare challenge driven by multifactorial interactions among pathogens, the host, the microbiota, and environmental pressures, reflecting the holobiont nature of the calf. Many implicated bacterial pathogens are...

Investigating Mycoplasma wenyonii and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematobovis coinfection patterns in cattle from southwestern France reveals strain-specific traits

Abstract Hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) infecting cattle were first detected in France in 2019 during a clinical outbreak, but their prevalence both at the species and strain levels remains unknown. This study therefore aimed to determine the prevalence of hemoplasmas and t...