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Bulletin No. 19 - Fall 2004
BacterologyChlamydia
VANROMPAY D, GEENS T, DESPLANQUES A, HOANG TQT, DE VOS L, VAN LOOCK M, HUYCK E, MIRRY C, COX E
Immunoblotting, ELISA and culture evidence for Chlamydiaceae in sows on 258 Belgian farms
Veterinary Microbiology, 99, 2004, 59-66
The prevalence of Chlamydiaceae was investigated in Belgium in 258 breeding farms distributed in the four major swine production areas. For each of these farms, an indirect ELISA was performed on a pool of blood samples from 5 sows between 8 and 20 months of age. In addition, tissue samples were collected from 23 necropsied pigs and tested for the presence of Chlamydiaceae by direct immunofluorescence staining and PCR. This investigation demonstrates clearly that chlamydial infection is endemic in Belgian pigs. However, the actual impact of such an endemic situation on pig health is still unclear.
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