Prevalence of Haemophilus parasuis serovars isolated in Spain from 1993 to 1997

• Published in: Veterinary microbiology Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 245 - 248
• Main Authors: Rúbies, X, Kielstein, P, Costa, Ll, Riera, P, Artigas, C, Espuña, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 19.04.1999; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Animal bacterial diseases; Animals; Ascitic Fluid - microbiology; Bacterial diseases; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; CERDO; Colony Count, Microbial; Epidemiology; ESPAGNE; ESPANA; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; HAEMOPHILUS; Haemophilus - classification; Haemophilus - immunology; Haemophilus Infections - epidemiology; Haemophilus Infections - microbiology; Haemophilus Infections - veterinary; Haemophilus parasuis; Infectious diseases; Lung - microbiology; Medical sciences; Microbiology; MORBIDITE; MORBIDITY; MORBOSIDAD; Pericardial Effusion - microbiology; Pig-Bacteria; PORCIN; Prevalence; SEROTIPOS; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPES; Serotyping - veterinary; Serovars; SPAIN; Spain - epidemiology; SWINE; Swine Diseases - epidemiology; Swine Diseases - microbiology; Southern Europe; Europe; Spain; Serovars; Prevalence; Pig-Bacteria; Haemophilus parasuis; Haemophilus; Epidemiology; Pig; Infection; Pasteurellaceae; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Artiodactyla; Serotype; Veterinary; Ungulata
• ISSN: 0378-1135; 1873-2542
• DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00007-3

From 1993 to 1997, 327 strains of Haemophilus parasuis were isolated from spanish swine in our Diagnostic Laboratory and 174 strains (53.2%) were serotyped. Four serotypes, sv. 5 (18.4%), sv 4 (16%), sv. 2 (9.2%) and sv. 13 (8%) were the most frequently isolated and 29.3% of the studied strains were classified as non typable. The results obtained indicate that the distribution of the serotypes in Spain is very similar to that found by other researchers in Germany, Australia, Canada and alike to that found in the United States.