Serological survey of leptospiral infection in kennelled dogs in Italy

Serological survey of leptospiral infection in kennelled dogs in Italy

Two hundred and forty‐five dogs were examined serologically for the presence of antibodies against different serovars of Leptospira interrogans. The dogs belonged to five different groups: group 1 was composed of clinically healthy pet dogs referred for a regular veterinary check‐up visit or for vac...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of small animal practice Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 154 - 157
Main Authors: Scanziani, E., Origgi, F., Giusti, A. M., Iacchia, G., Vasino, A., Pirovano, G., Scarpa, P., Tagliabue, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-04-2002
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Dog Diseases - blood
Dog Diseases - epidemiology
Dog Diseases - microbiology
Dogs
Female
Housing, Animal
Hygiene
Italy - epidemiology
Leptospira interrogans - classification
Leptospira interrogans - immunology
Leptospirosis - blood
Leptospirosis - epidemiology
Leptospirosis - veterinary
Male
Population Density
Prevalence
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serotyping - veterinary
Italy
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Two hundred and forty‐five dogs were examined serologically for the presence of antibodies against different serovars of Leptospira interrogans. The dogs belonged to five different groups: group 1 was composed of clinically healthy pet dogs referred for a regular veterinary check‐up visit or for vaccination; group 2 was composed of stray dogs; and groups 3, 4 and 5 were composed of dogs maintained in three different kennels which had varying standards of hygiene. Seventy‐two out of the 245 dogs examined were seropositive for leptospirosis. In group 1, there were 3·4 per cent seropositive dogs; in group 2, 30·3 per cent; in group 3, 13·8 per cent; in group 4, 38·6 per cent; and in group 5, 49·2 per cent. This study demonstrates that leptospiral infection is common in dogs housed in kennels, despite most of them being vaccinated, and that crowding of animals into unsanitary quarters is associated with a high prevalence of infection. The most common infecting serovars found were bratislava and grippotyphosa, confirming recent observations that demonstrate a significant change in the epidemiology of canine leptospirosis.
Bibliography:istex:1C68AD217F7D6202B920325493EE86FE0E9DEB8F
ark:/67375/WNG-TP92GH76-W
ArticleID:JSAP154
ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0022-4510
1748-5827
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2002.tb00048.x