To the Editor: Abortion in rumi-nants is of worldwide economic impor-tance. Moreover, several abortigenic agents have a zoonotic potential, i.e., Brucella abortus, Coxiella burnetii, and Chlamydophila abortus. C. abor-tus, which causes ovine enzootic abor-tion, may also infect pregnant women who have had contact with C. abortus–infected sheep and goats, and such in-fection can lead to miscarriage (1).Parachlamydia acanthamoebae (2) is a Chlamydia-related organism considered as an emerging agent of pneumonia in humans. Recently, we reported its role in the setting of bo-vine abortion (3). Here, we investi-gated the prevalence of C. abortus and P. acanthamoebae infections in abor-tions in small ruminants
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