@article{article_562838, title={Investigation of Coxiella burnetii and Chlamydia abortus Antibodies in Sheep in Düzce Region}, journal={Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi}, volume={9}, pages={106–109}, year={2019}, DOI={10.33631/duzcesbed.562838}, author={Karagül, Mustafa Sencer and Malal, Mehmet Engin and Akar, Kadir}, keywords={Abort,Chlamydia,Coxiella burnetii,seroprevalans,Q humması}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Aim: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> <span style="font-size:14px;">The aim
of this study is to investigate the </span> <i> <span style="font-size:14px;">Coxiella
burnetii </span> </i> <span style="font-size:14px;">and </span> <i> <span style="font-size:14px;">Chlamydia abortus </span> </i> <span style="font-size:14px;">
antibodies in sheep in Düzce province. These two pathogens are causative agents
of Query fever and Enzootic abortion of ewes, respectively which are related to
abortion in small ruminants. Economic loss due to the abortions which are
caused by microbiological agents is considerably high in many countries. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Material and Methods: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Blood samples of sheep were collected from Düzce province of Turkey for
serological tests. Commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was
used for the detection of specific antibodies to </span> <i> <span style="font-size:14px;">C. burnetii </span> </i> <span style="font-size:14px;"> and </span> <i> <span style="font-size:14px;">C. abortus </span> </i> <span style="font-size:14px;">.
A total of 72 samples obtained from 14 herds located in 12 villages/districts
of 5 towns in Düzce province were utilized in this study. Samples were
collected from 2-5-year-old female animals without an abortion history. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Results: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Total seroprevalence
of Enzootic abortion of ewes and Query fever was found to be 20.83% and 26.38%,
respectively. However, the proportion of seropositive herds was found to be
42.8% for Enzootic abortion of ewes and 50% for Q fever, which is higher than
total seroprevalence. 6 flocks out of 14 were found to be seropositive for both
of the diseases simultaneously. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <span style="font-size:14px;"> </span> <span style="font-size:14px;"> </span> <span style="font-size:14px;"> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Conclusion: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> <span style="font-size:14px;">This study confirms the exposure of sheep herds in Düzce province to </span> <i> <span style="font-size:14px;">C. burnetii </span> </i> <span style="font-size:14px;"> and </span> <i> <span style="font-size:14px;">C. abortus </span> </i> <span style="font-size:14px;"> and provides original seroprevalence data about Düzce.
The data gathered are beneficial to evaluate the possible connection of two
investigated abortogenic pathogens in sheep abortion cases in Düzce province. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Düzce Üniversitesi}