Seroepidemiological Survey of Chlamydial Infections in Light Horses in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Hiroaki KARAIWA¹  Chikako MIYAMOTO¹  Takeo SUGIURA¹  Masanobu KAMADA¹  Ikuo TAKASHIMA¹  Nobuo HASHIMOTO¹ 

关键词: chlamydial infection;    light horse;    serological survey;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.55.333

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(13)To investigate the overall prevalance of chlamydial infections in light (i.e. non-draught) horses in Japan, 599 sera obtained from 12 1ocalities in 1991 were tested for complement fixation antibodies. The mean antibody positive rates of the all sera were 15.2% (91/599) and the regional positive rates were higher in Honshu (19.1%, 48/251) and Kyushu (20.0%, 20/100) than in Hokkaido (9.3%, 23/248). In Honshu, the highest rate (56.0%, 28/50) was observed in Utsunomiya. Analysis of the positive rate in different age groups showed that the 2-5 years age-group had the highest prevalance of chlamydial infections. This indicates that chlamydial infection is prevalant in light horses in Japan.

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