Features of the spread of chlamydia infection in Moscow

Abstract

The article presents the results of studies on the spread of chlamydia in a cat population using the example of the city of Moscow. The main goal of the work was to study the spread of chlamydia, its course in cats using the example of the city of Moscow. Statistics were collected on the basis of outpatient journals and case histories of cats of different breeds and ages for 2019. Diagnosis of chlamydia for diagnosis was performed by PCR. Smears were taken from the conjunctiva of the upper and lower eyelids of both eyes, or from the upper vaginal fornix or prepuce and urethra, from the nasal mucosa, depending on the indications. The subject of the study was the incidence of chlamydia, age of cats, gender, clinical manifestations of the disease. It was established that in 2019, a total of 3388 chlamydia samples were studied, of which 243 were tested positive. The overall infection rate of the population was 7.2%. In female cats, the percentage of detection of chlamydial antigen is higher than in males - 56% and 44%, respectively. The largest number of infected animals is between 1 and 2 years of age, 28.3%, followed by the degree of susceptibility in cats aged 7 to 10 years - 19.5% of cases of chlamydia infection. The main forms of manifestation of chlamydia were manifestations of purulent and serous conjunctivitis 69.8% and 20.5%, respectively, keratitis - 8.7%. The most common clinical picture of chlamydia is accompanied by purulent and serous outflows from the eyes, conjunctival hyperemia and conjunctival edema, and darkening of the cornea.