SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CHLAMYDIAL INFECTIONS IN LIGHT HORSES IN JAPAN

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作者
MIYAMOTO, C
TAKASHIMA, I
KARAIWA, H
SUGIURA, T
KAMADA, M
HASHIMOTO, N
机构
[1] HOKKAIDO UNIV,FAC VET MED,DEPT VET PUBL HLTH,SAPPORO,HOKKAIDO 060,JAPAN
[2] JAPAN RACING ASSOC,EQUINE RES INST,EPIZOOT RES STN,TOCHIGI 32904,JAPAN
关键词
CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION; LIGHT HORSE; SEROLOGICAL SURVEY;
D O I
10.1292/jvms.55.333
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
To investigate the overall prevalance of chlamydial infections in light (i.e. non-draught) horses in Japan, 599 sera obtained from 12 localities in 1991 were tested for complement fixation antibodies. The mean antibody positive rates of the all sera were 15.2% (91/599) and the regional positive rates were higher in Honshu (19.1%, 48/251) and Kyushu (20.0%, 20/100) than in Hokkaido (9.3%, 23/248). In Honshu, the highest rate (56.0%, 28/50) was observed in Utsunomiya. Analysis of the positive rate in different age groups showed that the 2-5 years age-group had the highest prevalance of chlamydial infections. This indicates that chlamydial infection is prevalant in light horses in Japan.
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