Actinobacillosis

A disease characterized by suppurative and granulomatous lesions in the respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, skin, kidneys, joints, and other tissues. Actinobacillus lignieresii infects cattle and sheep while A. equuli infects horses and pigs. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.

Yes. Actinobacillosis is also referred to as Actinobacilloses in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.

Actinobacillosis falls under the broader medical category "Diseases" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: C01.150.252.400.700.030.178, C22.039). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.

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