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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES ON CHLAMYDIA INFECTION IN DUCKS

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Avian and rabbit diseases.

Abstract

Avian chlamydiosis (Ornithosis), is one of the most important neglected diseases in ducks that has a critical zoonotic potential and considered as a public health risk. Chlamydiosis is mostly responsible for poor laying performance and causes severe lesions in multiple organs of ducks. The main causative agent of avian chlamydiosis is considered to be Chlamydia C. psittaci, however, other chlamydial species were found to infect ducks as well, such as C. gallinacea. In this study, we discuss the incidence of avian chlamydiosis in different aged ducks. One hundred and twenty fecal swabs were collected, purified and injected into embryonating chicken eggs via the yolk sac method and the results were detected by the Gimenez stain. Chlamydial inclusion bodies appeared as bright red cytoplasmic inclusions. Out of the 120 samples, 74 (61.6 %) were found to be positive and 46 (38.3 %) were negative. This high percentage of infected ducks indicate that ducks may be a highly mobile vector for chlamydial species, posing zoonotic hazard and of economic importance.


Keywords

Chlamydia, Ducks, Zoonosis

Volume

83

Article Issue

1

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42669

Issue Date

2023-08-01

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2023-07-29

Publish Date

2023-08-01

Page Start

53

Page End

59

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1110-1288

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310,128

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Original Research Articles

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2,724

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Publication Title

Journal of the Egyptian Veterinary Medical Association

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https://jevma.journals.ekb.eg/

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES ON CHLAMYDIA INFECTION IN DUCKS

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18 Dec 2024