Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Chlamydia Infection in Cattle in Shanxi Province, North China

The information on Chlamydia infection in cattle is limited in Shanxi Province, north China. This study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence and risk factors of Chlamydia and Chlamydia abortus infection in cattle in Shanxi Province. In November 2020, a large-scale investigation of Chlamydia serop...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2023-01, Vol.13 (2), p.252
Main Authors: Wu, Xiao-Jing, Gao, Jin, Zhang, Qian, Li, Chen-Xu, Zheng, Wen-Bin, Liu, Qing, Zhu, Xing-Quan, Lei, Yu-Ping, Gao, Wen-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Animal husbandry
Animals
Assaying
Cattle
Cattle industry
Chlamydia
Chlamydia abortus
Dominant species
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Ethics
Farming
Farms
Health risks
Hemagglutination
Households
Indirect hemagglutination
Infections
Livestock
Livestock farming
Pathogens
Plateaus
Public health
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Serology
seroprevalence
Sexually transmitted diseases
Shanxi Province
Sheep
STD
Zoonoses
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Summary:The information on Chlamydia infection in cattle is limited in Shanxi Province, north China. This study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence and risk factors of Chlamydia and Chlamydia abortus infection in cattle in Shanxi Province. In November 2020, a large-scale investigation of Chlamydia seroprevalence was conducted on 981 cattle serum samples collected from 40 cattle farms in 11 cities of Shanxi Province. The seroprevalence of Chlamydia and C. abortus was examined by indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. The seroprevalence of Chlamydia and C. abortus was 52.29% (513/981) and 2.96% (29/981), respectively, in cattle in Shanxi Province. Location was identified as a risk factor for Chlamydia and C. abortus infection (p < 0.05). Under different management patterns, the seroprevalence of Chlamydia and C. abortus in large-scale animal farming companies was higher than that in household animal farms and animal farming cooperatives, and only the seroprevalence of Chlamydia was significantly different in different management patterns (p < 0.01). The results showed that there was higher seroprevalence of Chlamydia in cattle in Shanxi Province, while C. abortus was not the dominant species. This study provided baseline information on Chlamydia infection in cattle in Shanxi Province, which constitutes valuable data for monitoring livestock health and preventing potential zoonoses.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani13020252