Title
Frequency and risk of infection of bovine leptospirosis in two dairy farms of the coast and highlands of Peru
Other title
Frecuencia y riesgo de infección de leptospirosis bovina en dos establos lecheros de la costa y sierra peruana
Date Issued
01 July 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and risk of infection of bovine leptospirosis in dairy farms of the Peruvian coast and highlands. A total of 88 blood samples were obtained in a farm in the area of Lima (coast) and 163 samples in a farm in the area of Huancayo (highlands), both belonging to the National University of San Marcos. The samples were analyzed by the microagglutination test to detect antibodies to serovars canicola, pomona, icterohaemorrhagiae and hardjo. Seroprevalences of 14.8 and 12.3% were found in Lima and Huancayo farms respectively, where the serovar icterohaemorrhagiae was the only detected in Lima and serovars icterohaemorrhagiae and hardjo in Huancayo farms.
Start page
696
End page
702
Volume
28
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas Ciencia veterinaria Biología celular, Microbiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85040354840
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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