Epizootic lymphangitis

Epizootic lymphangitis is a contagious lymphangitis disease of horses and mules caused by the fungus Histoplasma farciminosum. Cattle are also susceptible, but more resistant to the disease than equids. Epizootic lymphangitis is a contagious lymphangitis disease of horses and mules caused by the fungus Histoplasma farciminosum. Cattle are also susceptible, but more resistant to the disease than equids. See also glanders and equine lymphangitis. In the United Kingdom it is a notifiable disease; the OIE no longer classifies it as a Listed Disease.