Article Dans Une Revue Veterinary Microbiology Année : 2009

High prevalence of antibodies against Chlamydiaceae, Chlamydophila abortus in wild ungulates using two “in house” blocking-ELISA tests

J. Salinas
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M.R. Caro
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J. Vicente
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F. Cuello
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A.R. Reyes-Garcia
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A.J. Buendía
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A. Rodolakis
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C. Gortázar
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Few data are available on the prevalence and relevance of chlamydiae in wild mammals, and even fewer studies have been conducted to determine the prevalence of Chlamydophila abortus in wildlife hosts, most probably due to the absence of suitable species-specific serological assays for testing sera from wild animals. In light of this, we have developed two in-house blocking-ELISA tests for detection of antibodies against Chlamydiaceae and C abortus in wild ungulates, and analyzed the relationship between geographical and biological factors and the prevalence of antibodies against Chlamydiaceae and C abortus in 434 wild ungulates from Spain, including sera from European wild boar, Red deer, Fallow deer, Roe deer, Mouflon, Barbary sheep, Southern chamois, and Iberian ibex. Serology revealed that 41.7 +/- 4% of the sera were positive for the b-ELISA-LPS (Chlamydiaceae-specific) and 18.9 +/- 3% for the b-ELISA-rPOMP (C abortus-specific). Antibodies against Chlamydiaceae lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were detected in sera from all eight ungulate species, the prevalence ranging from 23 to 60%. Iberian ibex was the only wild ungulate not showing seropositivity to the C abortus specific polymorphic outer membrane protein (POMP). The prevalence of anti-POMP antibodies in the other seven wild ungulate species ranged from 7 to 40%. While significant seroprevalence differences were detected among species and among sampling regions, no effect of age and sex was observed. The high prevalence levels found should be considered with regards to livestock and human health, and warrant further research. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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J. Salinas, M.R. Caro, J. Vicente, F. Cuello, A.R. Reyes-Garcia, et al.. High prevalence of antibodies against Chlamydiaceae, Chlamydophila abortus in wild ungulates using two “in house” blocking-ELISA tests. Veterinary Microbiology, 2009, 135 (1-2), pp.46. ⟨10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.10.001⟩. ⟨hal-00532520⟩

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