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Author: Wheelhouse N, Longbottom D, and O'Donovan J
Subjects: Animals, Cattle, Chlamydia Infections microbiology, Cohort Studies, Female, Ireland, Pregnancy, Abortion, Veterinary microbiology, Cattle Diseases microbiology, Chlamydia Infections veterinary, Chlamydiales isolation & purification
Published: 2014
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Author: Wilson K, Sammin D, Harmeyer S, Nath M, Livingstone M, and Longbottom D
Subjects: Animals, Cattle, Cattle Diseases virology, Chlamydia Infections epidemiology, Chlamydia Infections virology, Female, Ireland epidemiology, Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Species Specificity, Antibodies, Bacterial blood, Cattle Diseases epidemiology, Chlamydia immunology, Chlamydia isolation & purification, Chlamydia Infections veterinary
Abstract: Although few studies have investigated the prevalence of chlamydial infections in cattle, reported prevalence rates vary hugely. In order to assess the prevalence of this infection in cattle in Ireland, serum samples (100 herds, 20 samples/herd) collected for statutory screening for brucellosis were examined by soluble chlamydial antigen indirect ELISA. The assay detects antibodies to the two most common Chlamydiaceae spp. affecting cattle, namely Chlamydia abortus and Chlamydia pecorum. A total of 95 samples from 57 herds were seropositive, representing an observed prevalence rate of 4.75%. The parametric bootstrap estimate of the mean disease prevalence in the population was 6.04% (95%, CI 4.70-7.50). The results suggest the prevalence of chlamydial infection is low in cattle in Ireland., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2012
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