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Epizootic of Chlamydia psittaci infection in goats in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Liao Y. K.,
Chain C. Y.,
Lu Y. S.,
Li N. J.,
Tsai H. J.,
Liou P. P.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.3620370505
Subject(s) - chlamydia psittaci , epizootic , abortion , flock , aborted fetus , chlamydia , brucellosis , veterinary medicine , incidence (geometry) , biology , pregnancy , enzootic , miscarriage , medicine , virology , immunology , outbreak , virus , genetics , physics , optics
Epizootic abortion in goats has been frequently reported in Taiwan since 1993. The outbroken flocks were found in most of districts in Taiwan. No apparent clinical signs were found in aborted doe. The typical abortion occurred in the last two months of pregnancy. The incidence of abortion was from 10% to 87% in outbroken farms in 1993, and a total of 976 out of 2130 pregnancies (46%) were found abortion in our investigation. Gross lesions in aborted fetuses included generalized haemorrhage and swollen liver. Chlamydia psittaci was isolated from tissues of aborted fetuses and from vaginal swabs of aborted does. Chlamydial antibodies were detected among 67% to 100% of aborted does from epizootic flocks. The C. psittaci was diagnosed as the causal agent in enzootic abortion. This is the first report on chlamydial isolation and antibody surveys in epizootic abortion in goats in Taiwan.