Neisseria cuniculi in ruminants: epidemiological aspects
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 105 (3), 559-563
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800048184
Abstract
SUMMARY: Neisseria cuniculi was isolated, between March 1987 and March 1989, from 38 cases of respiratory disease in small and large ruminants. In all but five cases N. cuniculi was cultured together with other potential respiratory pathogens. A survey was conducted to assess the prevalence of N. cuniculi in the pharyngeal region of Merino and Awassi purebred sheep, Awassi/East-Friesian and Merino/Romanov crossbred sheep and one exotic cross breed (goat/ibex).N. cuniculi was isolated from 80–88% of the animals under 1 month of age. Among older animals, the microorganism was isolated from 20·5% of the pure bred animals and 79·3% of the crossbred ones. This difference was significant (P < 0·001) by the χ2 test. The prevalence of N. cuniculi in the second age group coincides with the susceptibility of the breeds to respiratory pathology.This, we believe, is the first report of N. cuniculi involved in multiple cases of respiratory pathology and of a survey assessing the prevalence of this microorganism in small ruminants.Keywords
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