title: Association between Chlamydia psittaci seropositivity and abortion in Italian dairy cows.
abstract: Although the seroprevalence of Chlamydia psittaci is widespread in Italian dairy herds, its role in inducing genital disorders has not been elucidated. We therefore set up a case-control study to compare seroprevalence to C. psittaci in an aborted-cow population and in a randomly selected control group in the province of Parma (the Po Valley of northern Italy). The true seroprevalence (45%) in aborted cows was significantly higher than that in the control group (24%) (adjusted odds ratio=2.53).
authors.affiliation: Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Istituto di Malattie Infettive, Profilassi e Polizia Veterinaria, Universita degli studi di Parma, Via del Taglio, 8, 43100, Parma, Italy. cavirani@unipr.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavirani
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cabassi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Donofrio
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Iaco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taddei
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Flammini
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial