Environmental transmission of Chlamydia abortus as a result of enzootic disease or disease
outbreaks and the threats posed by this pathogen has been previously reported, however a …

Chlamydia abortus (the former Chlamydia psittaci serotype 1) is an obligate intracellular
organism and the world's leading cause of ovine enzootic abortion. Sequence analysis of …

Chlamydiae induce a range of pathological syndromes in small ruminants. Abortion is the
most common clinical expression of the infection that causes important economic losses and …

Bovine abortion of unknown infectious etiology still remains a major economic problem.
Thus, we investigated whether Brucella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp …

Background Latency is a key feature of the animal pathogen Chlamydia abortus, where
infection remains inapparent in the non-pregnant animal and only becomes evident during a …

From 2009 to 2011, 163 sheep and 96 goat abortion submissions were received at the
Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, for gross and histologic …

Chlamydia abortus (Cab) causes spontaneous abortion and neonatal mortality in infected
ruminants and pregnant women. Most Cab infections are asymptomatic, although they can …

Chlamydia abortus, the etiologic agent of ovine enzootic abortion, is one of the most
important causes of abortion in sheep and goats. This study assessed the prevalence of C …

Toxoplasma gondii and Chlamydophila abortus are the 2 most common infectious causes of
ovine abortion worldwide. These obligate intracellular pathogens are associated with severe …

Abstract Background 20.9% of diagnosable abortions in Ireland in 2015 were caused by
Chlamydia abortus infection. Abortion usually occurs in the last 2–3 weeks of gestation, and …