Chlamydophila pecorum: Treatment and control
In mammals, the intestinal excretion of chlamydiae shows similarities to that found in acutely or persistently infected avian species
(Storz, 1988).
Many cases of C. pecorum infection go undiagnosed. Where
cases of chlamydial polyarthritis or conjunctivitis in sheep or cattle are
identified, they can be treated with tetracycline at 200mg/day. This decreases the incidence of disease
in a flock but
does not prevent it, presumably because of reinfection from
other animals. Where treatment is insufficient, relapse is likely to occur,
which is
difficult to distinguish from reinfection. In C.
pecorum encephalitis of cattle, the surviving animals are slow to recover
after treatment, suffering marked loss of condition (Harshfield,
1970).
No commercial vaccine is presently available for C. pecorum infections.
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