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The Seroprevalence of Chlamydia Infection in Sheep in Shanxi Province, China
, an obligate intracellular bacterium, can cause chlamydiosis in humans and animals worldwide and also leads to serious economic losses to the sheep industry. However, the information on infection in sheep was limited in Shanxi Province, northern China. In the present study, a total of 984 serum sam...
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Published in: | Veterinary sciences 2022-11, Vol.9 (12), p.656 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | , an obligate intracellular bacterium, can cause chlamydiosis in humans and animals worldwide and also leads to serious economic losses to the sheep industry. However, the information on
infection in sheep was limited in Shanxi Province, northern China. In the present study, a total of 984 serum samples of sheep were collected from 11 regions in Shanxi Province, northern China in the autumn of 2020. The antibodies against
and
were examined by the indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. The result showed that 351 (35.67%, 95% CI 32.68-38.66) of 984 serum samples were positive for
, and the seroprevalence ranged from 6.67% to 70.79% among the different regions. In addition, antibodies to
infection were detected in 78 (7.93%, 95% CI 6.24-9.61) of 984 serum samples, and the seroprevalence ranged from 6.24% to 14.81% among the different regions. This is the first report on the seroprevalence of
and
in sheep in Shanxi province, northern China. The findings provide baseline information for preventing and controlling
infection in sheep in Shanxi Province, China. |
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ISSN: | 2306-7381 2306-7381 |
DOI: | 10.3390/vetsci9120656 |