Poverty,malnutrition,overcrowding, lack of clean conditions, pollution and limited health services are all causes of their poor health.
VOA: special.2009.07.20
Individuals with high fasting triglyceride levels be evaluated for secondary causes of hyperlipidemia, including endocrine conditionsand medications, and that treatment be focused on secondary causes.
It causes relatively mild conditions in cattle and sheep, but where infection takes place during the early stage of pregnancy it can result in congenital disorders of lambs and calves, stillbirths and abortions.