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Soroprevalência da infecção por Chlamydophila abortus em pequenos ruminantes explorados na microrregião do alto médio Gurguéia, no estado do Piauí, Brasil

2014; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ARIDO; Volume: 8; Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

1981-5484

Autores

H. N. Batista, R. R. Pinheiro, F. S. F. Alves, Bruno Leandro Maranhão Diniz, Tadeu Bezerra Leopoldo, Ney Rômulo de Oliveira Paula,

Tópico(s)

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

Resumo

Aiming estimate the Chlamydophila abortus seroprevalence in small ruminants at upper middle Gurgueia microregion, 352 sheep and 298 goats serum samples were collected. Complement Fixation test was performed for Chlamydophila sp. diagnosis (OIE, 2000). The reaction was conducted in microplates using test serum dilutions of 1:16 to 1:512. The prevalence in small ruminants was 12.61 (82/650). Therefore, the infectious agent Chlamydophila abortus is present in sheep and goat flocks in microregion of the High Middle Gurgueia in the state of Piaui.

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