Serological, examination of human and cattle sera from palestine for the presence of antibodies against a bovine strain of Leptospira
- 1 November 1948
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 42 (3) , 259-265
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(48)90006-6
Abstract
1. The sera of 869 head of slaughtered cattle were examined for agglutinins against the bovine strain of Leptospira. Eighty-three sera (9·5 per cent.) gave a positive reaction in a dilution of 1 : 200 or higher. 2. Five hundred and nine rats were examined for agglutinins against the bovine strain of L. icterohaemorrhagiae. None was positive against the bovine strain of Leptospira and two reacted in dilutions of 1 : 20 and 1 : 40 against L. icterohaemorrhagiae. 3. Two hundred and seven workers in slaughterhouses were examined for agglutinins against leptospiras, and four positive sera were found.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Studies on Bovine and Human LeptospirosisThe Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1947
- Prevalence of Weil's Disease in Certain OccupationsBMJ, 1935