Prevalence of Chlamydia abortus in Belgian ruminants

Chlamydia (C.) abortus enzootic abortion still remains the most common cause of reproductive failure in sheep-breeding countries all over the world. Chlamydia abortus in cattle is predominantly associated with genital tract disease and mastitis. In this study, Belgian sheep (n=958), goats (n=48) and cattle (n=1849) were examined, using the ID Screen (TM) Chlamydia abortus indirect multi-species antibody ELISA. In the sheep, the highest prevalence rate was found in Limburg (4.05%). The animals of Antwerp, Brabant and Liege tested negative. The prevalence in the remaining five regions was low (0... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Yin, Lizi
Schautteet, Katelijn
Kalmar, Isabelle
Bertels, G
Van Driessche, E
Czaplicki, G
Borel, N
Longbottom, D
Frétin, D
Dispas, M
Vanrompay, Daisy
Dokumenttyp: journalarticle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Schlagwörter: Veterinary Sciences / DAIRY-COWS / CHLAMYDOPHILA-ABORTUS / INFECTION / SHEEP / PREGNANCY / ORGANISMS / SEPSIS / CATTLE / IDENTIFICATION / SEROPOSITIVITY
Sprache: Englisch
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Chlamydia (C.) abortus enzootic abortion still remains the most common cause of reproductive failure in sheep-breeding countries all over the world. Chlamydia abortus in cattle is predominantly associated with genital tract disease and mastitis. In this study, Belgian sheep (n=958), goats (n=48) and cattle (n=1849) were examined, using the ID Screen (TM) Chlamydia abortus indirect multi-species antibody ELISA. In the sheep, the highest prevalence rate was found in Limburg (4.05%). The animals of Antwerp, Brabant and Liege tested negative. The prevalence in the remaining five regions was low (0.24% to 2.74%). Of the nine goat herds, only one herd in Luxembourg was seropositive. In cattle, the highest prevalence rate was found in Walloon Brabant (4.23%). The animals of Limburg and Namur tested negative. The prevalence rate in the remaining seven regions ranged between 0.39% and 4.02%.