Author/Authors :
Majed, Rhaymah Department of microbiology - College of medicine - Misan University , Maab, AL-Farwachi Department of internal and preventive medicine - College of veterinary medicine - Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq , Omer, AL-Hankawi Department of internal and preventive medicine - College of veterinary medicine - Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq , Hussein, Al-taee Khdr Department of internal and preventive medicine - College of veterinary medicine - Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq
Abstract :
Seroprevalence of Chlamydophila abortus in cattle in Ninavah Province, Nothern Iraq was determined by ID ScreenTM Ch. abortus indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on serum samples from 368 cows aborted cows (n=150), pregnant cows (n=150), and calves aged 1 month old (n=68). Seropositive cows were found only in 3 of 368 sera examined (0.82%). The present study is the first serodiagnosis of epizootic bovine abortion in randomly selected cattle herds in Ninavah province, Iraq.
Keywords :
Bovin , Chlamydiophila abortus , Abortion , ELISA , Prevalence
