First isolation of Campylobacter jejuni from the vaginal discharge of three bitches after abortion in South Africa

Abstract

Campylobacter jejuni was isolated in pure culture from the vaginal discharge from three German Shepherd bitches after late-pregnancy abortions. The main clinical sign occurring in the bitches was a profuse and odourless haemorrhagic vaginal discharge. This is the first documented report of abortion in bitches caused by Campylobacter jejuni in South Africa.