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Serological studies of British leptospiral isolates of the Sejroe serogroup: III. The distribution of leptospires of the Sejroe serogroup in the British Isles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

T. W. A. Little ,
A. E. Stevens  and
S. C. Hathaway
T. W. A. Little
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey
A. E. Stevens
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey
S. C. Hathaway
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey
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Some 94 strains of Ieptospires belonging to the Sejroe serogroup isolated in the British Isles were identified to the serovar level using specific factor sera.

Seventy strains were identified as Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo, 66 from cattle, 2 from pigs and 1 each from a sheep foetus and a human.

Twenty-four strains were identified as L. interrogans serovar saxkoebing, most strains were isolated from either wood mice, bank or field voles but strains were also isolated from badgers, a fox and a dog.

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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 99 , Issue 1 , August 1987 , pp. 117 - 126
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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