Naslov
Seroprevalence of Chlamydia abortus in sheep in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Autori
Krkalić, Lejla ; Šatrović, Edin ; Varatanović, Nazif ; Džaja, Petar ; Severin, Krešimir

Izvornik
Veterinarski arhiv (0372-5480) 86 (2016), 3; 373-381

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Bosnia and Hercegovina ; Chlamydia abortus ; seroprevelence ; sheep

Sažetak
An epidemiological study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of Chlamydia abortus (C.abortus) in sheep in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This was the first systematic study of this kind carried out in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Samples were collected during 2012 and 19 sheep fl ocks, located in the different parts of the country and with a recorded history of reproductiv e failures (abortion, stillbirths and infertility) were involved. A representative sample from each flock was taken by a simple random sampling allowing the detection of seropositive animals within a flock with 95 % confidence, with expected prevalence rates of 20 %, using the recommendations for determining the required necessary sample size to detect the presence of disease. In total 178 sheep blood sera were tested for the specific antibodies against C. abortus, with the use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CHEKIT* Chlamydophila abortus Antibody Test Kit). The results showed that 77 (43.3 %) out of 178 ovine sera were seropositive for C. abortus infection, as indicated by the manufacturer’s interpretation of the results. The flock was considered to be positive if at least one animal was seropositive. The flock prevalence of C. abortus in the examined flocks was 84.2 % (16/19 fl ocks). The results of the present study indicate that C. abortus infection occurs frequently in sheep in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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