Seroprevalence of Cat Leptospirosis in Belgrade (Serbia)

With its epizootiological characteristics, the territory of the municipality of Belgrade city is a potentially important locality for the maintenance and spreading of a number of serovars of Leptospira interrogans. In order to evaluate the epizootiological situation as far as animal leptospirosis in...

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Autores principales: Sonja Obrenović, Sonja Radojičić, Nataša Stević, Danica Bogunović, Slobodanka Vakanjac, Miroslav Valčić
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:94ebd96cff2548778ef4db7290acb34e2021-11-17T21:27:52ZSeroprevalence of Cat Leptospirosis in Belgrade (Serbia)1820-744810.2478/acve-2014-0047https://doaj.org/article/94ebd96cff2548778ef4db7290acb34e2014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2014-0047https://doaj.org/toc/1820-7448With its epizootiological characteristics, the territory of the municipality of Belgrade city is a potentially important locality for the maintenance and spreading of a number of serovars of Leptospira interrogans. In order to evaluate the epizootiological situation as far as animal leptospirosis in the Belgrade region is concerned, from January 2012 until June 2013 the prevalence of cat leptospirosis has been evaluated. The standard microagglutination test (MAT) was used to determine animals sero positive to different serovars that belong to L. interrogans sensu lato complex. The antigens used were: Icterohaemorrhagiae, Grippotyphosa, Pomona, Canicola, Bratislava, Batavie, Sejroe, Pyrogenes, Australis and Autumnalis. Out of the total number of tested animals, there were 43 (26.7%) positive to one, two or three serovar(s). Out of a total of 43 positive sera 20 (46.5%) samples were positive to more than one leptospira serovarSonja ObrenovićSonja RadojičićNataša StevićDanica BogunovićSlobodanka VakanjacMiroslav ValčićSciendoarticlecatleptospirosismicroagglutinationseroprevalenceVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENActa Veterinaria, Vol 64, Iss 4, Pp 510-518 (2014)
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topic cat
leptospirosis
microagglutination
seroprevalence
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
spellingShingle cat
leptospirosis
microagglutination
seroprevalence
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Sonja Obrenović
Sonja Radojičić
Nataša Stević
Danica Bogunović
Slobodanka Vakanjac
Miroslav Valčić
Seroprevalence of Cat Leptospirosis in Belgrade (Serbia)
description With its epizootiological characteristics, the territory of the municipality of Belgrade city is a potentially important locality for the maintenance and spreading of a number of serovars of Leptospira interrogans. In order to evaluate the epizootiological situation as far as animal leptospirosis in the Belgrade region is concerned, from January 2012 until June 2013 the prevalence of cat leptospirosis has been evaluated. The standard microagglutination test (MAT) was used to determine animals sero positive to different serovars that belong to L. interrogans sensu lato complex. The antigens used were: Icterohaemorrhagiae, Grippotyphosa, Pomona, Canicola, Bratislava, Batavie, Sejroe, Pyrogenes, Australis and Autumnalis. Out of the total number of tested animals, there were 43 (26.7%) positive to one, two or three serovar(s). Out of a total of 43 positive sera 20 (46.5%) samples were positive to more than one leptospira serovar
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author Sonja Obrenović
Sonja Radojičić
Nataša Stević
Danica Bogunović
Slobodanka Vakanjac
Miroslav Valčić
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Sonja Radojičić
Nataša Stević
Danica Bogunović
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Miroslav Valčić
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title Seroprevalence of Cat Leptospirosis in Belgrade (Serbia)
title_short Seroprevalence of Cat Leptospirosis in Belgrade (Serbia)
title_full Seroprevalence of Cat Leptospirosis in Belgrade (Serbia)
title_fullStr Seroprevalence of Cat Leptospirosis in Belgrade (Serbia)
title_full_unstemmed Seroprevalence of Cat Leptospirosis in Belgrade (Serbia)
title_sort seroprevalence of cat leptospirosis in belgrade (serbia)
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