The occurrence and pathology of chlamydiosis in domestic and laboratory animals : a review

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Pienaar, J.G.
Schutte, A.P.

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Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria

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The literature on the various disease syndromes caused by chlamydia in domestic and laboratory animals is summarized. A review of the pathological lesions which characterize these diseases is presented and the pathogenesis of chlamydiosis is briefly discussed. Some aspects of unpublished findings on the occurrence of intestinal, kidney and genital lesions in natural and experimental cases of chlamydiosis in cattle and sheep, abortions and conjunctivitis in horses in South Africa are recorded.

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Veterinary medicine

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Pienaar, JG & Schutte, AP 1975, 'The occurrence and pathology of chlamydiosis in domestic and laboratory animals: a review’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 77-89.