Association between Chlamydia psittaci seropositivity and abortion in Italian dairy cows

Although the seroprevalence of Chlamydia psittaci is widespread in Italian dairy herds, its role in inducing genital disorders has not been elucidated. We therefore set up a case-control study to compare seroprevalence to C. psittaci in an aborted-cow population and in a randomly selected control gr...

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Published in:Preventive veterinary medicine 2001-07, Vol.50 (1), p.145-151
Main Authors: Cavirani, S., Cabassi, C.S., Donofrio, G., De Iaco, B., Taddei, S., Flammini, C.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Abortion, Veterinary - epidemiology
Abortion, Veterinary - etiology
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial - isolation & purification
Antibody
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - microbiology
Cattle-microbiological disease
Chlamydia psittaci
Chlamydophila psittaci - isolation & purification
Female
Italy - epidemiology
Pregnancy
Psittacosis - complications
Psittacosis - veterinary
Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Summary:Although the seroprevalence of Chlamydia psittaci is widespread in Italian dairy herds, its role in inducing genital disorders has not been elucidated. We therefore set up a case-control study to compare seroprevalence to C. psittaci in an aborted-cow population and in a randomly selected control group in the province of Parma (the Po Valley of northern Italy). The true seroprevalence (45%) in aborted cows was significantly higher than that in the control group (24%) (adjusted odds ratio=2.53).
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/S0167-5877(01)00197-0