HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2018, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (18): 92-93.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2018.18.023

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Epidemiological Investigation of Chlamydia Antibody in Cattle and Sheep in Hubei Province

ZHOU Wen1, PENG Fu-hu2, HU Si-shun1, ZHANG Hai-yan1, XIAO Hong-de2, LIU Yang-yang1, LI Zi-li1, BI Ding-ren1   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine of Hubei Province,Huazhong Agricultural University,Wuhan 430070,China;
    2.Huhei Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention,Wuhan 430070,China
  • Received:2018-05-15 Online:2018-09-25 Published:2020-03-27

Abstract: In order to understand the epidemic situation of Chlamydia in Hubei Province,380 serum species from 40 farms (18 cattle and 20 sheep or goat) in various regions of Hubei province were collected tested by indirect hemagglutination test (IHA). The results showed that the total positive rate was 44.21%(168/380). All regions in Hubei province were found positive of Chlamydia antibody detection. The infection rate of cattle was relatively high,and the positive rate in some farms was up to 100%. This survey showed that Chlamydia infection in cattle and sheep was common in Hubei province,and there were also regionality.

Key words: Chlamydia, epidemiology, antibody, Hubei province

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