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The prevalence of antibodies to serovars of Leptospira interrogans in horses
Author(s) -
SWART K. S.,
CALVERT K.,
MENEY C.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1982.tb02707.x
Subject(s) - leptospira interrogans , serotype , direct agglutination test , leptospirosis , leptospira , antibody , biology , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , serology , immunology
SUMMARY Serum samples from 272 horses, some III, were tested by the microscopic agglutination test for the presence of antibody to 12 serovars of Leptospira interrogans . Serums from 41.5% of horses reacted to one or more of the serovars tested; the most common reactions were to L. interrogans serovar ballum (15.1%), L. interrogans serovar autumnalis (11.8%), L. interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae (9.9%), L. interrogans serovar pomona (8.1%) and L. interrogans serovar hardjo (7.7%).