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. 2019 Dec;22(4):589-598.
doi: 10.24425/pjvs.2019.131408.

Carriage of pathogenic Leptospira in carnivores at the wild/domestic interface

J Millán  1 , R Velarde  2 , A D Chirife  1 , L León-Vizcaíno  3
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Carriage of pathogenic Leptospira in carnivores at the wild/domestic interface

J Millán et al. Pol J Vet Sci. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

The carriage of pathogenic Leptospira was investigated by PCR in 51 wild carnivores, 20 domestic dogs with outdoor access, and 27 free-roaming domestic cats sampled in periurban Barcelona (NE Spain). Overall prevalence was 7.7%, with DNA confirmed in 3/30 common genets (Genetta genetta) (serovars Icterohaemorraghiae and Sejröe), 1/9 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) (Canicola) and 2/27 cats (Icterohaemorraghiae). Though most of the dogs were vaccinated against Leptospira, DNA of the serovar Canicola was detected in the urine of 25% of the vaccinated animals, and the serovar Icterohaemorraghiae in one non-vaccinated dog.

Keywords: domestic/wildlife interface; leptospirosis; spirochetes; surveillance.

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