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Involvement of multiple Chlamydia suis genotypes in porcine conjunctivitis.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Feb 2018
Chahota R, Ogawa H, Ohya K, Yamaguchi T, Everett K D E, Fukushi H
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydia suis has been detected in numerous disease conditions of pigs, particularly in eye infections. This study examined recurring conjunctivitis cases in five commercial pig farms in Japan. 40.5% of the cases were identified as Chlamydia positive using impression cytology of ocular smears and a genus-specific direct fluorescent antibody. C. suis was detected in 59.5% of the samples using PCR tests targeting...
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