Prevalence of leptospiral titres in normal horses
- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Veterinary Journal
- Vol. 59 (3) , 84-86
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.1982.tb02733.x
Abstract
Serum samples were collected from 479 clinically normal horses from 11 different locations in Queensland. Using a microscopic agglutination test, 157 serums (33%) reacted to one or more serovars of Leptospira interrogans at a minimum serum dilution of 1/30. The prevalences of reactors among all horses to the serovars tested were pomona 30.5% icterohaemorrhagiae 23.9%, tarassovi 18.8%, hardjo 12.2%, canicola 8.6%, grippotyphosa 3.6%, and australis 2%. There was a significantly higher prevalence of reactors in tropical areas than in sub-tropical areas, but no difference in prevalence between coastal and non-coastal areas.Keywords
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