title: [Chlamydia as the cause of abortions in horses].
abstract: Between 1982 and 1989 59 equine fetuses were investigated for chlamydiae using animal experiments and embryonated eggs. Chlamydiae were isolated from 16 fetuses (27.1%) originating from 8 studs. The macroscopical lesions of the fetal organs were characterized by extensive haemorrhages. The histological picture shows severe lesions of the blood vessels of different organs. In 6 studs in which chlamydiae had been isolated, blood sera of clinically healthy and pregnant mares were investigated for antibodies during 1989 and 1990. Antibody titres between 1:10++ and 1:40 were detected by using complement fixation test in sera of mares of 4 studs.
authors.affiliation: Bezirksinstitut für Veterinärwesen Bad Langensalza.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bocklisch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000382:microbiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Chlamydien als Abortursache beim Pferd.