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. 2017:2017:2743187.
doi: 10.1155/2017/2743187. Epub 2017 Jan 22.

Serological Screening Suggests Extensive Presence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae in Backyard Chickens in Southern Mozambique

Augusto Messa Júnior  1 , Paula Taunde  1 , Ana Felicidade Zandamela  2 , Alberto Pondja Junior  1 , Abel Chilundo  1 , Rosa Costa  2 , Custódio Gabriel Bila  1
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Serological Screening Suggests Extensive Presence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae in Backyard Chickens in Southern Mozambique

Augusto Messa Júnior et al. J Vet Med. 2017.

Abstract

A total of 459 serum samples from unvaccinated backyard chickens originating from 4 villages in Mandlakazi district, Southern Mozambique, were tested for the presence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae antibodies through commercial enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay [ELISA] kits. Anti-MG and anti-MS antibodies were detected in all villages surveyed and the overall seroprevalence was 48.8% [95% CI 39.1-57.8] and 84.5% [95% CI 76.8-90.4], respectively. The risk of being seropositive for both diseases was higher [P < 0.05] in Chidenguele village than other villages. It is concluded that MG and MS serum antibodies are present in backyard chickens.

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