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The serological and microscopic monitoring of a natural outbreak of eperythrozoon outbreak infection in sheep

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Daddow, K.N. and Dunlop, L.B. (1976) The serological and microscopic monitoring of a natural outbreak of eperythrozoon outbreak infection in sheep. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, 33 (2). pp. 233-236.

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The course of a natural infection of Eperythrozoon ovis in SO ewes and their lambs was monitored by a Complement Fixation Test (OFT) and examination of stained thin blood smears. Evidence of infection was detected in 39 of the SO lambs. Thirty-eight lambs had a serological reaction to E. ovis in the CFT, 17 of these and one other lamb had E. ovis organisms in blood smears. Of the SO ewes, 17 had serological reactions in the CFT; three of these and five others had organisms in blood smears. The ewes appeared to be the source of infection for their lambs and the infection may have been spread by mosquitoes or sandflies that were plentiful at the time.

Item Type:Article
Corporate Creators:Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland
Keywords:EPERYTHROZOON-OVIS; SHEEP
Subjects:Animal culture > Sheep
Veterinary medicine > Veterinary bacteriology
Veterinary medicine > Diseases of special classes of animals > Sheep and goats
Live Archive:16 Apr 2024 03:23
Last Modified:16 Apr 2024 06:22

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