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Table 2 Summary of clinical signs observed in presumptive cases of chlamydial arthritis

From: Clinical, diagnostic and pathologic features of presumptive cases of Chlamydia pecorum-associated arthritis in Australian sheep flocks

Clinical signs

Flock 1

Flock 2

Flock 3

Flock 4

FIock 5

Lethargy

++

++

–

–

–

Gait abnormality

–

++

–

++

–

Joint stiffness

++

++

++

++

+

Joint swelling

+

++

++

+

+

Depression

++

++

–

–

–

Tucked up

–

–

–

++

–

Recumbency

++

++

–

+

–

Conjunctivitis

++

–

+

+

++

Pyrexia

++

++

–

++

–

Weight loss

–

–

–

–

–

  1. + present, ++ common, − not reported