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Occurrence of Antirodies to Group Specific Chlamydia Antigen in Finnish Sheep, Cattle and Horse Sera

Förekomsten av antikroppar mot gruppspecifikt Chlamydia-antigen i finska får-, nöt- och hästsera

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 15, pages 256–263 (1974)Cite this article

Abstract

A serological survey on the occurrence of group-specific chlamydial antibodies in random sera of Finnish sheep, cattle and horses was performed. The whole material consisted of 1347 serum samples, including 432 ovine, 454 bovine and 461 equine sera. The sera were sent to the laboratory for various serological tests during 1968–1972. Of the ovine sera 9.5%, bovine 12.8 % and equine 7.1 % showed a titer ≥ 1:16 in the complement fixation test.

No definite geographic differences could be found in the distribution of the herds which showed positive results. The ubiquity of chlamydial infections in domestic mammals and their role as a cause of clinical diseases is discussed.

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Serologisk undersökning över förekomsten av gruppspecifika Chlamydia-antikroppar utfördes på slumpmässigt tagna serumprov av finska får, nöt och hästar. Materialet bestod av 1347 serumprov varav 432 från får, 454 från nöt och 461 från häst. Dessa prov hade sänts till laboratoriet för diverse serologiska undersökningar under åren 1968– 1972. Av fårsera visade 9,5%, nötsera 12,8% och hästsera 7,1% titern ≥ 1:16 i komplementbindningstest.

Inga tydliga geografiska skillnader kunde iakttagas i utbredningen av de positiva besättningarna. Den ubikvitära förekomsten av Chlamydia-infektioner hos domesticerade däggdjur och deras roll som orsakare av kliniska sjukdomar diskuteras.

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Neuvonen, E., Estola, T. Occurrence of Antirodies to Group Specific Chlamydia Antigen in Finnish Sheep, Cattle and Horse Sera. Acta Vet Scand 15, 256–263 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547486

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