Epidemiology and Infection · 2000 · 24 citations · 8 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary MicrobiologyDiagnostic MicrobiologyParasitologyZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyLivestock-associated ZoonosesRuminant ParasitologySerological DiagnosisSerological DiagnosticsVeterinary ImmunologyAnimal SeroprevalenceLivestock SeroprevalenceSerological AntigensSerological EpidemiologySerological ScreeningSerological TypingVeterinary Parasitology Diagnostics
The prevalence of antibody to six serovars of Leptospira interrogans in cattle in Asturias (Northern Spain) was determined by the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Using 50% agglutination or lysis at a dilution of 1:10 or more as the criteria for seropositivity, 371 of 3578 (10.36%) animals were found to react with one serovar. The most commonly detected serovars were pomona (5.59%) and grippotyphosa (2.37%), whilst serovar hardjo (0.75%), icterohaemorrhagiae (0.64%), poi (0.64%) and autumnalis (0.36%) were found at lower frequencies.
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