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Chlamydia and Chlamydophila species
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**Infection may persist with prolonged shedding and clinical relapses
**Infection may persist with prolonged shedding and clinical relapses
**Stress of parturition and lactation may cause shedding of organisms leading to transmission to offspring
**Stress of parturition and lactation may cause shedding of organisms leading to transmission to offspring
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*Clinical signs
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*Clinical signs
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**Incubation period 5 days
**Incubation period 5 days
**Conjunctival congestion, clear ocular discharge, blepharospasm
**Conjunctival congestion, clear ocular discharge, blepharospasm
**May have sneezing and nasal discharge
**May have sneezing and nasal discharge
**Resolves within a few weeks, or causes persistent infection
**Resolves within a few weeks, or causes persistent infection
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*Diagnosis
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detection in ocular/nasal secretions - ELISA, PCR, Kosters, fluorescent antibody test
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*Diagnosis
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Vaccine
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**Intracytoplasmic inclusions in stained conjunctival smears
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**Antigen
detection in ocular/nasal secretions - ELISA, PCR, Kosters, fluorescent antibody test
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Modified live vaccines reduce clinical signs but do not prevent infection or shedding
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