Epidemiological Study of Animal Leptospirosis in New Caledonia
Joint Authors
Roqueplo, Cédric
Davoust, Bernard
Cabre, Olivier
Kodjo, Angeli
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease in the world and a real public health concern for many years in New Caledonia.
A cross-sectional survey was carried out on domestic and wild animals from New Caledonia in April 2009.
Blood samples were collected from 30 cattle, 29 deers, (Cervus timorensis russa), 25 horses, 51 dogs, and 8 cats and were tested for 23 serovars of pathogenic Leptospira species by the microscopic agglutination test.
From the total number of 143 samples, 84 (58.7%) were found to be positive towards one or several serovars of pathogenic leptospires.
According to the species, the positive sera were obtained from 43% of 30 cattle, 72% of 29 Rusa deer, 80% of 25 horses, and 43% of 51 dogs, and fromall of the 8 cats tested.
This study shows the broad dispersion and the high prevalence of the different serogroups of pathogenic Leptospira species tested, particularly among deer and horses.
The disease is endemic in domestic animals and concerns all the species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Roqueplo, Cédric& Cabre, Olivier& Davoust, Bernard& Kodjo, Angeli. 2013. Epidemiological Study of Animal Leptospirosis in New Caledonia. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Roqueplo, Cédric…[et al.]. Epidemiological Study of Animal Leptospirosis in New Caledonia. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Roqueplo, Cédric& Cabre, Olivier& Davoust, Bernard& Kodjo, Angeli. Epidemiological Study of Animal Leptospirosis in New Caledonia. Veterinary Medicine International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501262
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501262