TY  - JOUR
T1  - Serological Prevalence of Q Fever and Chlamydiosis in Camels in Saudi Arabia
AU - , Mansour F. Hussein AU - , M. AlShaikh AU - , M.O. Gad El-Rab AU - , R.S. Aljumaah AU - , A.R. Gar El Nabi AU - , A.M. Abdel Bagi 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 7
IS  - 6
SP  - 685
EP  - 688
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2008.685.688
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2008.685.688
KW  - Q fever
KW  -chlamydiosis
KW  -Coxiella burnetii
KW  -Chlamydophila abortus
KW  -camels
KW  -Saudi Arabia
AB  - Tests for antibodies against <I>Coxiella burnetii</I> and <I>Chlamdophila abortus</I> were conducted in 460 and 186 Saudi camels, respectively, using an enzyme immunoassay technique. The serological prevalence of coxiellosis was 62% while that of chlamydiosis was 19.4%. Neither of these infections was associated with overt clinical disease in the camels and in both cases seropositivity was higher in adult than young camels. The prevalence of antibodies against <I>C. burnetii</I> was closely similar in male and female camels, while a much higher prevalence of anti-chlamydial antibodies was observed in female as compared to male camels. This is the first record of both infections among indigenous camels in Saudi Arabia.
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