Detection of Chlamydophila abortus in Sheep (Ovis aries) in Mexico | Science Publications

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Gabriel Arteaga-Troncoso¹  Juan M. Jim¹  Marcos R. Escobedo-Guerra¹  Roberto M.D.O. Jim¹  Fernando M. Guerra-Infante¹  Marcela L¹  Maria D.J.D Haro-Cruz¹ 

关键词: Chlamydiaceae;    Chlamydophila abortus;    ovine enzootic abortion;    ovines;    POMP 90-91B;   

DOI  :  10.3844/ajavsp.2008.91.95

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Chlamydophila abortus is one of the pathogens which induce abortion in small ruminants; this pathogen has a tropism for ruminant placenta and causes the disease commonly referred to as Ovine Enzootic Abortion (OEA). In Europe are estimated economic losses of around 20 million pounds a year by OEA. In the American Continent the disease has been reported only in Canada, the United States, Colombia and Chile while in Mexico it is unknown whether OEA is common and it is causing abortions in flocks of sheep from

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