Serological findings in cases of acute leptospirosis in the dog |
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| Authors: | E Scanziani S Calcaterra† S Tagliabue‡ M Luini¶ A M Giusti M Tomba |
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| Institution: | *Istituto di Anatomia Patologica Veterinaria e Patologia Aviare, Universitàdegli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano;?Emovet, Laboratorio Analisi Veterinarie, Via Molini Taverna 2, 20050 Gerno di Lesmo (Mi);?Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia, via Bianchi 1, 40100 Brescia;¶Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia, via Celoria 12, 20133 Milano, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Fourteen dogs which had died from acute leptospirosis, three dogs which survived an acute attack of leptospirosis and seven healthy dogs living in close contact with the animals which died were examined for the presence of lepto-spiral antibodies by the microscopic agglutination test. Twelve dogs had titres of 1:3200 or greater. The predominant titre was directed against serovar bratislava in seven cases, serovar grippothyphosa in two cases and both these serovars in two cases. In one case the predominant titre was directed against serovars bratislava, grippothyphosa, copenhageni (serogroup icterohaemorrhagiae) and pomona. The present study and other recent reports suggest that the epidemiology of canine leptospirosis is changing with the emergence of serovars differing from those typically infecting dogs, namely canicola and icterohaemorrhagiae. |
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