See also Chlamydial infections

Diagnosis

History, clinical signs, histopathology, serology.

Specimens required

1. Paired serum samples from individually identified and observed animals collected in the clinical and convalescent phase (2 to 3 weeks apart), submitted chilled or frozen for chlamydial serology.
2. Portions of liver and spleen collected aseptically, submitted chilled for bacteriology.
3. Brain and sections of liver, spleen, kidney and other organs with serositis, submitted in buffered formalin for histopathology.
4. Heparinised or citrated blood from acute cases for chlamydial isolation and FAT.