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Neisseria cuniculi in ruminants: epidemiological aspects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

D. Elad ,
S. Shlomovitz ,
M. Bernstein  and
J. Bassan
D. Elad
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, The Kimron Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 12, 50250 Beit-Dagan, Israel
S. Shlomovitz
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, The Kimron Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 12, 50250 Beit-Dagan, Israel
M. Bernstein
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, The Kimron Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 12, 50250 Beit-Dagan, Israel
J. Bassan
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, The Kimron Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 12, 50250 Beit-Dagan, Israel
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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 105 , Issue 3 , December 1990 , pp. 559 - 563
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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