Mycoplasma agalactiae in Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) in Spain

CONTAGIOUS agalactia syndrome (CAS) is a highly infectious disease of sheep notifiable to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). Mycoplasma agalactiae is the major causal agent of this disease in both sheep and goats, and its occurrence can lead to serious economic losses ( Madanat and others 2001 ). Although outbreaks of CAS in domestic goats occur throughout the world ( Cokrevski and others 2001 ), to date, no case has been reported in a free-ranging member of the Caprinae.