Chlamydial infection and perinatal mortality in a swine herd.
Chlamydia psittaci was believed responsible for an episode of high perinatal death loss in a swine herd in which 8.5 pigs per litter normally were weaned. In this episode, 18 sows produced 186 pigs, with 50 survivors. Chlamydia was found in tissue samples, and other bacterial or viral pathogens could not be identified. Chlamydia was diagnosed by isolation (ELISA), histologic examination using immunoperoxidase staining techniques, and electron microscopy. Previously, C psittaci has not been considered in the differential diagnosis of swine perinatal mortality.
Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506.
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000401:mortality*