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. 2014 May;4(5):354-7.
doi: 10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1206.

Seroprevalence of bovine leptospiral antibodies by microscopic agglutination test in Southeast of Iran

Mohammad Khalili  1 , Ehsanollah Sakhaee  2 , Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian  3 , Gholamreza Abdollahpour  4 , Saeed Sattari Tabrizi  4 , Elham Mohammadi Damaneh  5 , Sajad Hossini-Nasab  5
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Seroprevalence of bovine leptospiral antibodies by microscopic agglutination test in Southeast of Iran

Mohammad Khalili et al. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2014 May.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate serological findings of bovine leptospirosis which is a zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution caused by Leptospira interrogans.

Methods: One hundred and sixty seven sera were collected from 9 commercial dairy herds in jiroft suburbs, from July to October 2011. Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was used to evaluates serological findings of bovine leptospirosis in Jiroft suburb dairy farms, Kerman province, Iran.

Results: Antibodies were found by MAT at least against one serovar of Leptospira interrogans in 29 samples (17.36%) among 167 sera at a dilution 1:100 or higher, and Leptospira pomona was the most prevalent serovar. Positive titers against more than one serovar were detected in 6 sera of the positive samples.

Conclusion: This study is the first report of leptospirosis in Southeast Iran and showed that Leptospira pomona was the most and Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae the least prevalent serovars in Southeast Iran.

Keywords: Bovine leptospirosis; Iran; MAT; Serology.

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Conflict of interest statement: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.

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