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1. Taiwan Animal Health Research Institute, Tanusi, Taiwan, ROC
2. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Nationsal Taiwan Universtiy, Taipei, ROC
3. Chia-Yi Hsien Livestock Disease Control Center, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, ROC
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| Summary |
A total of 190 serum samples was collected from 19 goat farms suffered from clinical arthritis in Chia-Yi County in 1995. The collected sera were all from adult goat aged more than one year. Out of 157 serum samples from goats with arthritis, 146 (93 %) showed ELISA antibody against caprine atrhitis-encephalitis (CAE). Aother 33 serum samples from adult goats without arthritis, only 19 (57.5 %) were CAE antibody positive. Significant association (P < 0.001) beteen occurence of clinical arthritis and CAE infection was demonstrated by Fisher's exact test. Therefore, we beleive CAE infections are common in goats in Chia-Yi county and probably are the major cause of the arthritis seen in the fields.
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