학술논문
Seroprevalence of Leptospira Infection among Stray Dogs at Northern Taiwan / 台灣北區流浪犬鉤端螺旋體症的血清流行病學調查
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Article
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Source
臺灣獸醫學雜誌 / Taiwan Veterinary Journal. Vol. 31 Issue 1, p1-8. 8 p.
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英文
ISSN
1682-6485
Abstract
Leptospiral seroprevalence of stray dogs at northern Taiwan was studied and sera were collected from 241 dogs in animal shelters from Feb to Jul, 2004. The overall seropositive rate was 45.6% (110/241) and the prevalence of individual serogroups was L. Shermani 27.8%, L. Canicola 13.3%, L. Icterohaemorrhagiae 9.5%, L. Australis 6.2%, L. Pyrogenes 5.8%, L. Javanica 4.1%, L. Grippotyphosa 3.7%, L. Bataviae 3.3%, L. Tarassovi 1.7%, L. Lyme 1.3%, and L. Autumnalis 0.8%. It showed the seropositive rate of stray dogs was higher than domestic dogs and the prevalence distribution of serogroups between domestic dogs and stray dogs was significantly different. The stray dogs were found with L. Grippotyphosa infection.