TY  - JOUR
T1  - Serological Study on Enzootic Abortion of Ewes in Ahvaz, Iran
AU - , Msoud Ghorbanpoor AU - , Seed Goraninejad AU - , Razieh Heydari 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 10
SP  - 1194
EP  - 1196
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.1194.1196
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.1194.1196
KW  - Chlamydophila abortus
KW  -serology
KW  -ELISA
KW  -EAE
KW  -Ahvaz
KW  -Iran
AB  - <I>Chlamydophila abortus </I>is one of the major causes of infectious abortion in pregnant sheep (Enzootic Abortion of Ewes)  worldwide.  Organisms  shed  through  uterine  discharges  and placentas  at  lambing time  are the main sources of environmental contamination, responsible for transmission to susceptible animals and possibly human. The disease is the most common infectious cause of lamb losses in several countries, resulting in  major  economic losses  to  agricultural  industries. In the present study, sera from 145 ewes with history of abortion were analyzed for antibodies against<I> C. abortus</I> with a commercial ELISA kit (ELISAr, Institut  Pourquier, France). According to the result, 13 ewes (13/145, 8.9%), were seropositive in ELISA test. There was not any correlation between infection and ages of seropositive ewes. In conclusion, enzootic abortion of ewes may be prevalent in Ahvaz and further attempts for definitive diagnosis by isolation of its etiologic agents are recommended.
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