Cultural and serological studies of yersiniosis in camels in Nigeria

There is a paucity of information on the detection of infections with yersiniae in camels. Yersinia enterocolitica has been isolated from camels previously. In Japan, Y. enterocolitica 0:9 was isolated from four of five camels serodiagnosed as having brucellosis. This study was undertaken to determi...

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Published inCanadian veterinary journal Vol. 28; no. 1/2; pp. 42 - 44
Main Authors Kwaga, J.P, Adesiyun, A.A, Lombin, L.H, Mijinyawa, S.M, Agbonlahor, D.E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 1987
Subjects
antigens
Brief Communication
camels
Camelus
culture techniques
genetic variation
immunology
isolation
Yersinia
Yersinia enterocolitica
Yersinia intermedia
Nigeria
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Summary:There is a paucity of information on the detection of infections with yersiniae in camels. Yersinia enterocolitica has been isolated from camels previously. In Japan, Y. enterocolitica 0:9 was isolated from four of five camels serodiagnosed as having brucellosis. This study was undertaken to determine culturally and serologically the prevalence of infection in camels slaughtered for human consumption at the Kano abattoir.
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ISSN:0008-5286