Serological Survey of Canine Leptospirosis in Southern China

Serological Survey of Canine Leptospirosis in Southern China

The present study conducts a serological survey on the presence of canine leptospirosis in domestic dogs using ELISA kit. A total of 314 household dogs (168 females and 146 males) in Chongqing, Kunming, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzheng, and Nanning in Southern China were examined. Of the 314 d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pakistan veterinary journal 2012-01, Vol.32 (2), p.280-282
1. Verfasser: Dayou Shi1§, Mingchao Liu§, Shining Guo1, Shenquan Liao2, Mingfei Sun2, Jianzhu Liu, Lin Wang, Zhenyong Wang, Shujing Wang, Dubao Yang and Tongjie Chai
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Sprache:eng
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China
Dogs
ELISA
Leptospirosis
Seroprevalence
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Zusammenfassung:The present study conducts a serological survey on the presence of canine leptospirosis in domestic dogs using ELISA kit. A total of 314 household dogs (168 females and 146 males) in Chongqing, Kunming, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzheng, and Nanning in Southern China were examined. Of the 314 dogs, 23 (7.3%) were seropositive for leptospirosis. No statistically significant difference was observed in terms of sex and age in the seroprevalence of leptospirosis, but statistically significant differences were observed among different regional groups in the seroprevalence of leptospirosis (P
ISSN:0253-8318