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

Epidemiol Infect. 2000 Jun;124(3):599-602. doi: 10.1017/s0950268899003969.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agglutination Tests
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cattle Diseases / immunology
  • Cattle Diseases / microbiology
  • Leptospira interrogans / classification
  • Leptospira interrogans / immunology*
  • Leptospirosis / epidemiology
  • Leptospirosis / immunology
  • Leptospirosis / veterinary*
  • Serotyping / veterinary
  • Spain / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral