Preliminary study on serological, molecular, histological and clinical evidence of Chlamydia spp. in Polish swine herds

Rypuła, Krzysztof; Porowski, Mateusz; Nowak, Marcin; Kumala, Aleksandra; Niemczuk, Krzysztof; Płoneczka-Janeczko, Katarzyna; Szymańska-Czerwińska, Monika; Pejsak, Zygmunt

doi:10.2478/aoas-2013-0087

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to assess the occurrence of Chlamydia spp. in Polish swine herds by using serological, molecular, and histological methods as well as by clinical manifestation of the suspected infection when reproductive disorders were taken into account. The seroprevalence among examined animals was 5.65% (96/1698), whereas molecular assessment of the pathogen was negative (0/298). The results of our investigation showed that Chlamydia spp. infection in swine may be suspected more often based on clinical manifestation or histological examination than serological or molecular methods.

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Preliminary study on serological, molecular, histological and clinical evidence of Chlamydia spp. in Polish swine herds

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