Survey of infectious etiologies of bovine abortion during mid- to late gestation in dairy herds

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Barkallah, Mohamed ^a   Gharbi, Yaakoub ^a   Hassena, Amal Ben ^a   Slima, Ahlem Ben ^a   Mallek, Zouhir ^b   Gautier, Michel ^c   Greub, Gilbert ^d   Gdoura, Radhouane ^a   Fendri, Imen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Centre Régional des Recherches Vétérinaire   (Tunisia)

^c AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRUCELLA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; DAIRY CATTLE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; LATE TRIMESTER ABORTION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARACHLAMYDIA ACANTHAMOEBAE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; TUNISIA; WADDLIA CHONDROPHILA; ANIMAL; BOVINAE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; GEOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COINFECTION; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84899756881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091549     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Givens MD (2006) A clinical, evidence-based approach to infectious causes of infertility in beef cattle. Theriogenology 66: 648-654.
2. Ortega-Mora LM, Gottstein B, Conraths FJ, Buxton D (2007) Ruminants: Guidelines for Diagnosis and Control in Farm Protozoal Abortion. CAB International, UK.
3. Tramuta C, Lacerenza D, Zoppi S, Goria M, Dondo A, et al. (2011) Development of a set of multiplex standard polymerase chain reaction assays for the identification of infectious agents from aborted bovine clinical samples. J Vet Diagn Invest 23(4): 657-664.
4. Yang N, Cui X, Qian W, Yu S, Liu Qs (2012) Survey of nine abortifacient infectious agents in aborted bovine fetuses from dairy farms in Beijing, China, by PCR. Acta Vet Hung 60(1): 83-92.
5. Boukary AR, Saegerman C, Abatih E, Fretin D, Alambédji Bada R, et al. (2013) Seroprevalence and potential risk factors for Brucella spp. Infection in traditional cattle, sheep and goats reared in urban, periurban and rural areas of niger. PLoS One 8(12):e83175.
6. Radostits M, Gay C, Hinchcliff W, Constable D (2007) Veterinary Medicine, A text book of the diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs and goats. 10th ed. Grafos, S.A. Arte Sobre Papel, Spain.
7. Ahmad MA, Adbelsalam QT, Mustafa MA, Mohammed MA (2009) Seroprevalence and risk factors for bovine brucellosis. Jordan Journal of Veterinary Science 10: 61-65.
8. Storz J, Kaltenboeck B (1993) The Chlamydiales. In: Woldehiwet, Z., Ristic, M. (Eds.), Rickettsial and Chlamydial Diseases of Domestic Animals. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 363-393.
9. Holliman A, Daniel RG, Parr JG, Griffiths PC, Bevan BJ, et al. (1994) Chlamydiosis and abortion in a dairy herd. Vet Rec 134: 500-502.
10. Livngstone M, Longbottom D (2006) What is the prevalence and economic impact of chlamydial infections in cattle? The need to validate and harmonise existing methods of detection. Vet J 172(1): 3-5.
11. Baud D, Goy G, Osterheld MC, Borel N, Vial Y, et al. (2011) Waddlia chondrophila: from bovine abortion to human miscarriage. Clin Infect Dis 52(12): 1469-1471.
12. Barkallah M, Fendri I, Dhieb A, Gharbi Y, Greub G, et al. (2013) First detection of Waddlia chondrophila in Africa using SYBR Green real-time PCR on veterinary samples. Vet Microbiol 164(1-2): 101-107.
13. Borel N, Ruhl S, Casson N, Kaiser C, Pospischil A, et al. (2007) Parachlamydia spp. and related Chlamydia-like organisms and bovine abortion. Emerg Infect Dis 13(12): 1904-1907. (Pubitemid 350248494)
14. Blumer S, Greub G, Waldvogel A, Hässig M, Thoma R, et al. (2011) Waddlia, Parachlamydia and Chlamydiaceae in bovine abortion. Vet Microbiol 152(3-4): 385-393.
15. Wheelhouse N, Howie F, Gidlow J, Greub G, Dagleish M, et al. (2012) Involvement of Parachlamydia in bovine abortions in Scotland. Vet J 193(2): 586-588.
16. Baud D, Regan L, Greub G, (2008) Emerging role of Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like organisms in adverse pregnancy outcomes. Curr Opin Infect Dis 21(1): 70-76.
17. Richardson A (1975) Salmonellosis in cattle. Vet Rec 96(15): 329-331.
18. Rings DM (1985) Salmonellosis in calves. Veterinary Clinics of North America Food Animal Practice 1: 529-539.
19. Mshelia GD, Amin JD, Egwu GO, Yavari CA, Murray RD, et al. (2010) Detection of antibodies specific to Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis inthe vaginal mucus of Nigerian breeding cows. Vet Ital 46(3): 337-344.
20. Nielsen KH, Duncan JR (1990) Detection of Brucella cells and cell components. Animal brucellosis 5: 97-120. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL cells and cell components.
21. Kirkbride CA (1990) Laboratory diagnosis of abortion caused by various species of bacteria. Laboratory diagnosis of livestock abortion, ed. Kirkbride CA 17-19. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.
22. Peter O, Dupuis M, Peacock MG, Burgdorfer W (1987) Comparison of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and complement fixation and indirect fluorescentantibody test for detection of Coxiella burnetii antibody. J Clin Microbiol 25: 1063-1067. (Pubitemid 17079592)
23. Storz J (1988) Overview of animal diseases induced by chlamydial infections. Microbiology of Chlamydia, ed. Barron AL, 167-192. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
24. On SL, Holmes B (1991) Reproducibility of tolerance tests that are useful in the identification of campylobacteria. J Clin Microbiol 29: 1785-1788.
25. Iraola G, Hernández M, Calleros L, Paolicchi F, Silveyra S, et al. (2012) Application of a multiplex PCR assay for Campylobacter fetus detection and subspecies differentiation in uncultured samples of aborted bovine fetuses. J Vet Sci 13(4): 371-376.
26. Anderson ML (2007). Infectious causes of bovine abortion during mid- to late-gestation. Theriogenology 68: 474-486.
27. Lienard J, Croxatto A, Aeby S, Jaton K, Posfay-Barbe K, et al. (2011) Development of a new Chlamydiales-specific real-time PCR and its application to respiratory clinical samples. J Clin Microbiol 49(7): 2637-2642.
28. Pantchev A, Sting R, Bauerfeind R, Tyczka J, Sachse K (2010) Detection of all Chlamydophila and Chlamydia spp. of veterinary interest using species-specific real-time PCR assays. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 33(6): 473-484.
29. Alton GG, Jones LM, Pietz DE (1975) Laboratory techniques in brucellosis. World Health Organization (WHO) monogram series No. 55. WHO, Geneva, 1-163.
30. Hinic V, Brodard I, Thomann A, Cvetnic Z, Makaya PV, et al. (2008) Novel identification and differentiation of Brucella melitensis, B. abortus, B. suis, B. ovis, B. canis, and B. neotomae suitable for both conventional and real-time PCR systems. J Microbiol Methods 75(2): 375-378.
31. Petit T, Spergser J, Aurich J, Rosengarten R (2008) Prevalence of Chlamydiaceae and Mollicutes onthe genital mucosa and serological findings in dairy cattle. Vet Microbiol 18: 127 (3-4): 325-333.
32. Gutierrez J, Williams EJ, O'Donovan J, Brady C, Proctor AF, et al. (2011) Monitoring clinical outcomes, pathological changes and shedding of Chlamydophila abortus following experimental challenge of periparturient ewes utilizing the natural route of infection. Vet Microbiol 147(1-2): 119-126.
33. Natale A, Bucci G, Capello K, Barberio A, Tavella A, et al. (2012) Old and new diagnostic approaches for Q fever diagnosis: correlation among serological (CFT, ELISA) and molecular analyses. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 35(4): 375-379.
34. Mshelia GD, Amin JD, Egwu GO, Woldehiwet Z, Murray RD (2012) The prevalence of bovine venereal campylobacteriosis in cattle herds in the Lake Chad basin of Nigeria. Trop Anim Health Prod 44(7): 1487-1489.
35. Poudel A, Elsasser TH, Rahman KhS, Chowdhury EU, Kaltenboeck B (2012) Asymptomatic endemic Chlamydia pecorum infections reduce growth rates in calves by up to 48 percent. PLoS One 7(9):e44961.
36. Rekiki A (2004) Chlamydiose abortive en Tunisie : Tests de Diagnostic, caracterisation moleculaire, phylogenetique de souches de Chlamydophila et étude de la protection du vaccin vivant 1B, Th. : Sciences de la Vie et de la Sante : Tours, U. F. R. 233.
37. Rodolakis A, Berri M, Héchard C, Caudron C, Souriau A, et al. (2007) Comparaison of Coxiella burnetii shedding in milk of dairy bovine, caprine, and ovine herds. J Dairy Sci 90(12): 5352-5360. (Pubitemid 350254423)
38. Guatteo R, Joly A, Beaudeau F (2012) Shedding and serological patterns of dairy cows following abortions associated with Coxiella burnetti DNA detection. Vet Microbiol 155(2-4): 430-433.
39. Ning P, Guo K, Xu L, Xu R, Zhang C, et al. (2012) Evaluation of Brucella infection of cows by PCR detection of Brucella DNA in raw milk. J Dairy Sci 95: 4863-4867.
40. Fishbein DB, Raoult D (1999) A cluster of Coxiella burnetii infections associated with the exposure to vaccinated goats and their unpasteurised dairy products. Amer J of Trop Med 247: 35 40.
41. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Outbreak of multidrug-resistant salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections associated with consumption of unpasteurized Mexican-style aged cheese-Illinois, March 2006-April 2007. Morb Mort Wkly Rep. 2008a57: 432-435.
42. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections associated with pasteurized milk from a local dairy-Massachusetts, 2007. Morb Mort Wkly Rep. 2008b57: 1097-1100.
43. Alter T, Bereswill S, Glünder G, Haag LM, Hänel I, et al. (2011) Campylobacteriosis of man: livestock as reservoir for Campylobacter species. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 54(6): 728-734.
44. Aggad H, Boukraa L (2006) Prevalence of bovine and human brucellosis in western Algeria: comparison of screening tests. East Mediterr Health J 12(1-2): 119-128. (Pubitemid 44339876)
45. Makita K, Fèvre EM, Waiswa C, Eisler MC, Thrusfield M, et al. (2011) Herd prevalence of bovine brucellosis and analysis of risk factors in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of the Kampala economic zone, Uganda. BMC Vet Res 7: 60.
46. Dean AS, Bonfoh B, Kulo AE, Boukaya GA, Amidou M, et al. (2013) Epidemiology of brucellosis and Q fever in linked human and animal populations in northern togo. PLoS One 8(8): 71501.
47. Abdalla A, Hamid ME (2012) Comparaison of conventional and nonconventional techniques for diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in Sudan. Trop Anim Health Prod 44(6): 1151-1155.
48. Romero C, Pardo M, Grillo MJ, Diaz R, Blasco JM, et al. (1995) Evaluation of PCR and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay on milk samples for diagnosis of brucellosis in dairy cattle. J Clin Microbiol 33(12): 3198-3200.
49. Berri M, Rekiki A, Boumedine KS, Rodolakis A (2009) Simultaneous differential detection of Chlamydophila abortus, Chlamydophila pecorum and Coxiella burnetii from aborted ruminant's clinical samples using multiplex PCR. BMC Microbiol 9: 130.
50. Borel N, Thoma R, Spaeni P, Weilenmann R, Teankum K, et al. (2006) Chlamydia-related abortions in Cattle from Graubunden, Switzerland. Vet Pathol 43: 702-708. (Pubitemid 44379946)
51. Casson N, Posfay-Barbe KM, Gervaix A, Greub G (2008) New diagnostic real-time PCR for specific detection of Parachlamydia acanthamoebae DNA in clinical samples. J Clin Microbiol 46(4): 1491-1493. (Pubitemid 351563598)
52. Thomas R, Davison HC, Wilsmore AJ (1990) Use of the IDEIA ELISA to detect Chlamydia psittaci (ovis) in material from aborted fetal membranes and milk from ewes affected by ovine enzootic abortion. Br Vet J 146(4): 364-367.
53. Okwumabua O, O'Connor M, Shull E, Strelow K, Hamacher M, et al. (2005) Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from food animal clinical cases: PFGE patter similarity to strains from human listeriosis cases. FEMS Microbiol Lett 249(2): 275-281. (Pubitemid 41116219)
54. Carrique-Mas JJ, Willmington JA, Papadopoulou C, Watson EN, Davies RH (2010) Salmonella infection in cattle in Great Britain, 2003 to 2008. Vet Rec 167(15): 560-565.
55. Rankin JD, Taylor RJ (1966) The estimation of doses of Salmonella typhimurium suitable for the experimental production of disease in calves. Vet Rec 78(21): 706-707.
56. Rekiki A, Thabti F, Dlissi I, Russo P, Sanchis R, et al. (2005) Enquête sérologique sur les principales causes d'avortements infectieux chez les petits ruminants en Tunisie. Revue Méd Vet 156(7): 395-401. (Pubitemid 41059434)
57. Njiro SM, Kidanemariam AG, Tsotetsi AM, Katsande TC, Mnisi M, et al. (2011) A study of some infectious causes of reproductive disorders in cattle owned by resource-poor farmers in Gauteng Province, South Africa. J S Afr Vet Assoc 82(4): 213-218.