Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in stray dogs in Bursa

Year 1997, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 108 - 114, 01.12.1997

Mihriban Ülgen Cengiz Çetin Vildan Özdemir

Abstract

In this study, sera obtained from 82 stray dogs in Bursa were cxamined by
the Mieroscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) for Leptospiral antibodies. Ninc
sera (10.97%) were positive only with serotype L.icterohaemorrhagiae -RGA in
MAT which L.grippotvphosa (sv. Moskova-V). L.ballum (sv Mus-127),
L.pomona (sv.pomona), L.canicola (sv. utrecht-IV) and L.icterohaemorrhagiae
(sv. Jet. RGA) serotypes \:vere used as antigens. Positive sera titres were I: I 00
(4/9), 1:200 (2/9), 1:400 (2/9)and 1:800 ( 1/9). Infection rates were found 13.72%
in female dogs, 6.45% in malc dogs. It was datermined that the infection rate
was highe

Keywords

Leptospirosis,dog, Microscopic Agglutination test

BURSA İLİNDEKi SOKAK KÖPEKLERİNDE LEPTOSPİROZİS'İN SEROPREVALANSI

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Bursa ilinde 82 adet sokak köpeğinden alınan kan senunu
Mikroskopik Aglutinasyon Testi (MAT) ile Leptospira antikorları yönünden
incelendi . L.grippotvphosa (serovar moskova-V) .L. bali um (sv. Mus-127),
L.poınona (sv.pomona), L.canicola (sv.utrecht-IV), L.icterohaemorrhagiae(sv.
icterohaemorrhagiae-RGA) antijenlerinin kullanıldığı MAT'inde 9 adet (%10. 97)
serum sadece L. icterohaemorrhagiae (sv. icterohaemorrhagie-RGA) seratipi
ile pozitif reaksiyon verdi. Pozitif senımiarın titreleri 1:100 ( 4/9), 1:200 (2/9),
1:400 (2/9), ve 1:800 ( 1/9) olarak bulundu. infeksiyon oranı dişi köpeklerde
%13.72, erkek köpeklerde %6.45 olarak bulundu . 1-4 yaş arası köpeklerde
infeksiyon oranının (%15.09), I yaşından küçük köpeklerden (%4.34) daha
yüksek olduğu saptandı.

Keywords

LEPTOSPİROSİS, KÖPEK, SEROPREVALANS

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