Serological response of cattle to Chlamydophila abortus in Slovakia in 1996-2000.
Pol J Vet Sci
; 5(1): 25-7, 2002.
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| ID: mdl-11944582
ABSTRACT
In the Slovak Republic, in 1966-2000, 37,275 blood sera of cattle were investigated for the presence of antibodies against Chlamydophila abortus using the method of complement fixation. The antibody occurrence had following tendency in 1996--3.72%; 1997--10.02%; 1998--9.15%; 1999--15.99%; 2000--9.51% of the tested sera contained the antibodies. In most cases, antibodies in low titres, 132-164, were detected. Positive serological reactions at such serum dilutions are not indicative of the clinical disease of cattle; they reflect an immune response of the host organism following contact with the Chlamydophila abortus antigen. The chlamydial antibody titres of 1256, which were confirmed in 1998-1999, indicate the chlamydial infections.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cattle Diseases
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Chlamydophila
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Chlamydophila Infections
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Antibodies, Bacterial
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Pol J Vet Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Slovakia