Serological prevalence to six leptospiral serovars in cattle in Asturias (Northern Spain)

A. ESPI; J. M. PRIETO; M. FERNANDEZ; M. ALVAREZ

doi:10.1017/S0950268899003969

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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[ratio ]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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