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Seroprevalence And Molecular Detection Of Lawsonia Intracellularis From Asymptomatic Horses In Korea, Yeonsu Oh, Md Mukter Hossain, Ho-Seong Cho Dec 2017

Seroprevalence And Molecular Detection Of Lawsonia Intracellularis From Asymptomatic Horses In Korea, Yeonsu Oh, Md Mukter Hossain, Ho-Seong Cho

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The study was performed to investigate the prevalence pattern of Lawsonia intracellularis in horses in Korea via serology and molecular detection. Total of 138 horse sera and 112 fecal samples, in pairs with sera, were collected from five provinces across the country. The sera were analyzed using blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (bELISA) to detect L. intracellularis-specific antibodies and the fecal samples were evaluated by the real-time PCR assay to detect DNA of L. intracellularis. Results showed that 94% of the horses had antibodies and the younger the age, the higher the seropositivity; “<2 years” (92%), “2-5 years” (96%), “6-10 years” (94%), and “>10 years” (93%). DNA of L. intracellularis …


Infectious Epididymitis Caused By Brucella Ovis In Croatian Sheep Flocks, Zeljko Cvetnic, Maja Zdelar-Tuk, Sanja Duvnjak, Miroslav Benic, Zeljko Mihaljevic, Boris Habrun, Irena Reil, Marija Cvetnic, Silvio Spicic Jan 2017

Infectious Epididymitis Caused By Brucella Ovis In Croatian Sheep Flocks, Zeljko Cvetnic, Maja Zdelar-Tuk, Sanja Duvnjak, Miroslav Benic, Zeljko Mihaljevic, Boris Habrun, Irena Reil, Marija Cvetnic, Silvio Spicic

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The distribution of infection by the species Brucella ovis in rams and abortion cases in sheep in Croatia was investigated in the period from 2011 to 2015. The investigation relied on serological testing in rams and sheep after abortion conducted using a complement fixation test and immunosorbent assay conducted with bacteriological testing of the testes in seropositive rams and aborted material. Seropositive reactions were confirmed in 1100 (6%) of rams samples and in 12 (2.3%) of ewe samples. Isolated strains were also confirmed on the molecular level. In 10 (45.5%) animals asymmetry of the scrotum and unilateral enlargement of the …