BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease caused by Leptospira interrogans. Leptospirosis leads to economical losses in dairy farm industry. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pathogenic serovars of Leptospira interrogans in dairy cattle herds of Shahrekord by PCR. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred samples (100 urine and 100 blood) were collected fr...

WC1 proteins are uniquely expressed on γδ T cells and belong to the scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) superfamily. While present in variable, and sometimes high, numbers in the genomes of mammals and birds, in cattle there are 13 distinct genes (WC1-1 to WC1-13). All bovine WC1 proteins can serve as coreceptors for the TCR in a tyrosine phosphorylation dependent manner, and some are requi...

leptospirosis is one of the major zoonotic diseases worldwide. this disease is caused by various serovars of leptospira interrogans sensu lato infection. although the rabbits are known to be one of the reservoirs and transmission sources of leptospirosis, but the status of this infection in rabbits in iran remains unknown, so this survey was conducted to evaluate the seroprevalence of leptos...

The efficacy of vaccines against leptospiral disease can be determined objectively by challenge test in experimental animals. Selection of suitable leptospiral challenge strains and determination of an optimal challenge dose to prove exactly that the given vaccine Leptospira serotype induces protective immunity in vaccinated dogs is a critical point in performing challenge experiments. The aim ...

leptospirosis in cattle is a worldwide problem associated with abortion, agalactia, still birth and infertility resulting in major economic losses to dairy industry. there is lack of data regarding seroprevalence of bovine leptospirosis in eastern india. so, with the aim to investigate the prevalence of the disease in odisha and west bengal state of eastern india, a total of 350 cattle serum sa...

CE Email comments/questions to [email protected], fax 800-556-3288, or log on to www.VetLearn.com Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide significance. It is caused by antigenically distinct serovars of the parasitic species Leptospira interrogans sensu lato, of which eight are most important to dogs and cats. The disease, which is caused by serovars most commonly incriminated (...

We aimed to determine the seroprevalence of infection with Neospora caninum, Leptospira, and bovine herpesvirus type 1 and risk factors associated with these infections in water buffaloes in Veracruz State, Mexico. Through a cross-sectional study, 144 water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) raised in 5 ranches of Veracruz were examined for anti-N. caninum and anti-bovine herpesvirus type 1 antibodies...

Background Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution that affects humans and domestic wild animals, it highly endemic in Ecuador. However, no reports infections affecting horses have been published the country. Methods This study evaluates prevalence anti- Leptospira spp. antibodies racing from breeding farm coastal Santa Elena province, southwest Sera were collected 108 non...

leptospirosis is a zoonosis with numerous reservoir hosts. the disease is caused by infection with various serovars of leptospira interrogans sensu lato. this study was conducted to evaluate the seroprevalence of leptospiral infection in stray cats in ahvaz (south-western iran) from april 2007 to june 2008. blood samples were collected from 102 stray cats and screened for leptospiral infection ...