Assessment of Chlamydia suis Infection in Pig Farmers
| Autor: | Eric Cox, L. De Puysseleyr, K. De Puysseleyr, Lutgart Braeckman, Servaas A. Morré, Daisy Vanrompay |
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| Přispěvatelé: | RS: GROW - R4 - Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine, Institute for Public Health Genomics |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Tetracycline diagnosis POLYMERASE-CHAIN-REACTION PSITTACI Biology medicine.disease_cause Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction DISEASE law.invention Enteritis Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Belgium law Chlamydia suis Occupational Exposure Zoonoses medicine Animals Humans INTESTINAL CHLAMYDIA Chlamydia CHLAMYDOPHILA-ABORTUS ESTRUS Polymerase chain reaction Swine Diseases Farmers General Veterinary General Immunology and Microbiology ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY Zoonosis swine General Medicine Chlamydia Infections zoonosis medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Chlamydophila abortus Anti-Bacterial Agents PREVALENCE 030104 developmental biology Chlamydia trachomatis RESISTANCE medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 64(3), 826-833. Wiley |
| ISSN: | 1865-1674 |
| Popis: | Chlamydia suis infections are endemic in domestic pigs in Europe and can lead to conjunctivitis, pneumonia, enteritis and reproductive failure. Currently, the knowledge on the zoonotic potential of C. suis is limited. Moreover, the last decades, porcine tetracycline resistant C. suis strains have been isolated, which interfere with treatment of chlamydial infections. In this study, the presence of C. suis was examined on nine Belgian pig farms, using Chlamydia culture and a C. suis specific real-time PCR in both pigs and farmers. In addition to diagnosis for C. suis, the farmers' samples were examined using a Chlamydia trachomatis PCR. Additionally, the Chlamydia isolates were tested for the presence of the tet(C) resistance gene. C. DNA was demonstrated in pigs on all farms, and eight of nine farmers were positive in at least one anatomical site. None of the farmers tested positive for C. trachomatis. Chlamydia suis isolates were obtained from pigs of eight farms. Nine porcine C. suis isolates possessing a tet(C) gene were retrieved, originating from three farms. Moreover, C. suis isolates were identified in three human samples, including one pharyngeal and two rectal samples. These findings suggest further research on the zoonotic transfer of C. suis from pigs to humans is needed. |
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