Determination of Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis in cattle in Elazığ

Authors

BURHAN ÇETİNKAYA
HASAN BASRİ ERTAŞ
ADİLE MUZ
HASAN ÖNGÖR
HAKAN KALENDER
VİLDAN ÖZDEMİR

DOI

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Abstract

Serum samples collected from randomly-selected 395 cattle between June-November 1997 from the districts and central villages of Elazığ were used to determine the seroprevalence of Leptospirosis in cattle. Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) was used to examine serum samples for antibodies to L. hardjo, L. grippotyphosa, L. pomona and L. icterohaemorrhagiae. Positive results were obtained from eight (2.03%) samples; seven (1.77%) of which were agglutinated with L. hardjo and one (0.25%) with L. grippotyphosa antigens. There was a statistically significant difference when the seropositivity rates were compared in different districts (p=0.002). Age and sex were not determined to affect the frequency of Leptospirosis significantly (p>0.05). According to these results, the seroprevalence of Leptospirosis in cattle was lower in this region when compared to other parts of the country. In addition, L. hardjo was the commonest serovar in this region.

Keywords

Leptospirosis, cattle, Microscopic agglutination test

First Page

633

Last Page

640

Recommended Citation

ÇETİNKAYA, BURHAN; ERTAŞ, HASAN BASRİ; MUZ, ADİLE; ÖNGÖR, HASAN; KALENDER, HAKAN; and ÖZDEMİR, VİLDAN (1999) "Determination of Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis in cattle in Elazığ," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 23: No. 9, Article 29. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol23/iss9/29