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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 21(6):293-300, 2017.
Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in horses from
Bonab, Iran
Rahman Barougi
Bonab1, Mansour Khakpour*2, Ali
Hassanpour3
*2Department(s) of Pathobiology, 3Clinical
Sciences, 1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, Islamic
Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
ABSTRACT
Bonab RB, Khakpour M, Hassanpour A., Seroprevalence of
leptospirosis in horses from Bonab, Iran, Onl J Vet Res., 21(6):293-300, 2017. Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonosis spread by rodents
and wild animals that excrete leptospira via their urine. The disease occurs in domestic animals
and humans inducing fever, hemoglobinuria, jaundice, abortion, mastitis,
reduced milk production, reproductive disorders and death. Sera from 180 horses
from Bonab, Iraq diluted 1:100 with live serovars of leptospira Interrogans, Pomona, Canicola, Hardjo, Ballom, Icterohaemorrhagae, Automenalis
and Grippotyphosa, were tested for antibodies by
microscopic agglutination. Sixty nine of 180 serum samples with one or more
serotypes were positive (38%) and 62% negative to leptospira. Seventy four percent had 1 serotype, 22%, had 2 and 4.4% had 3.
There were no positive reactants to 4 or more serotypes. Thirty five percent of
male and 45% female horses had positive sera but there was no significant
difference and no relationship between age and/or
incidence. Highest rate of infection was with Grippotyphosa (~50%) followed by Icterohaemorrhagae ~20, Canicola
~17, and Pomona ~13%. Positive samples had titers of 100 and 200, and only 3 canicola had 400.
Results suggest that Leptospira
infection was latent without clinical symptoms but presence of antibodies suggested a presence
of leptospira in these horses.
Keywords: Horse, Serologic, Leptospira, Bonab, Iran.
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