Serosurvey of Leptospira interrogans Serovars hardjo and pomona in Cattle in Nineveh Province, Iraq

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to determine the serodiagnosis of anti-Leptospira hardjo and anti-L. pomona antibodies in cattle in Nineveh province, Iraq. For this purpose 96 sera were collected from adult native breed cattle 2 years old or over during an 7 month period from September 2012 to March 2013. Serodiagnosis of Leptospira interrogans serovars hardjo and pomona was carried out using a commercial ELISA. From a total of 96 sera, 6 6.3% were positive for Leptospira hardjo and only one animal 1 % was seropositive to L. pomona. These data suggest that leptospirosis is present among cattle in the study area.

Keywords

• Leptospirosis , Cattle , ELISA , Serodiagnosis , Leptospira hardjo.

Irak’ ta Nineveh Bölgesindeki Sığırlarda Leptospira interrogans hardjo ve pomona Serotiplerinin Serosürveyansı

Öz

Bu çalışmada Irak’ta Nineveh bölgesindeki sığırlarda anti-Leptospira hardjo ve anti-L. pomona antikorlarının belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Bu amaçla 7 aylık bir süreçte, Eylül 2012 ile Mart 2013 arasında, 2 yaş ve üzeri 96 yerli sığır ırkında serum örnekleri toplandı. Leptospira interrogans hardjo ve pomona serotipleri ticari olarak elde edilen ELİZA test kitleri ile belirlendi. Doksanaltı serum örneğinin 6’sı % 6.32 Leptospira hardjo yönünden, yalnızca 1’i %1 L. pomona yönünden pozitifti. Bu bulgular leptospirozis’in bu bölgedeki sığırlarda mevcut olduğunu göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• ELISA,Leptospirozis,Leptospira hardjo,Serolojik tanı,Sığır

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