Waddlia chondrophila, a Potential Agent of Human Fetal Death

We investigated the zoonotic potential of Waddlia chondrophila, a new Chlamydia-like abortigenic agent in ruminants. Anti-Waddlia antibody reactivity was tested by immunofluorescence and Western blot. Waddlia seroprevalence was higher in women who had had sporadic and recurrent miscarriages than in...

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Main Authors: David Baud, Vincent Thomas, Aliaa Arafa, Lesley Regan, Gilbert Greub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/8/07-0315_article