Title
Seroprevalencia de leptospirosis en alpacas de quimsachata, Puno
Other title
Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in alpacas from quimsachata, Puno
Date Issued
01 January 2009
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of leptospirosis in alpacas reared in the locality of Quimsachata, Puno during the rainy season (January-March). Serum samples (n=344) of alpacas from the experimental station of the Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Extensión Agraria (INIA) were analyzed using the microaglutination test. The association of age and sex with test results was also evaluated. The overall seroprevalence was 44.8 ± 5.3%. The detected serovars were pomona (43.6%), icterohaemorrhagiae (9.9%), canicola (1.5%), and none for hardjo. Positive samples in young animals («tuis») were nil, whereas in adult animals no statistical differences was found due to sex. The high antibody titres inpomona andicterohaemorrhagiae suggested an active infection during the rainy period.
Start page
108
End page
113
Volume
20
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84885853926
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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