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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 1: 57-63,
2002.
A serologic investigation of some causes of
reproductive
failure among small ruminants in
Burriel AR1, Vougiouka OM2, Butsini
S3 Nomikou K4, Patakakis M5
1Laboratory
of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Thessaly, Karditsa 43100, 2,4Centre of Athens
Veterinary Institutions, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases,
Department of Virology, 25 Neapoleos Str. 153 10, Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, 3,5Centre of Athens Veterinary
Institutions, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Department of
Parasitology, 25 Neapoleos Str.
153 10, Aghia Paraskevi,
Athens, Greece Correspondence Angeliki R. Burriel DVM, MSc, MSc, PhD., MRCVS Mavromihali
154, Athens 11472, Greece Tel. 0030-10-6459946, e-mail kanenas@rediff.com or
karditsa@hotmail.com
ABSTRACT
Burriel AR, Vougiouka
OM, Butsini S Nomikou K, Patakakis M., A serologic
investigation of some causes of reproductive failure among small ruminants in
Greece Online J Vet Res 1: 53-58, 2002. This
investigation serologically researched the profile of 250 sheep and 250 goats
from 25 and 26 flocks respectively to brucellosis, chlamydiosis,
toxoplasmosis and leptospirosis. Of the 500 samples tested 16.8% of sheep and
13.2% of goats were positive to brucella infection, 10.4% of sheep and 19% of
goats had antibodies to chlamydia infection, 47.6% of
sheep and 50.4% of goats had antibodies to toxoplasma
infection and 13.6% of sheep and 12.4% of goats had antibodies to leptospira
infection. Of 129 samples of confirmed sheep abortions, 28.8% had antibodies to
two or more of the examined causes. Of the 109 samples from confirmed goat
abortions 26.6% had antibodies to two or more of the examined causes. The
evidence suggests that all four causes of abortion are present among small
ruminant flocks in
KEYWORDS: brucellosis, chlamydiosis, toxoplasmosis, leptospirosis, cELISA, IF