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Leptospirosis as a cause of "white spot" kidneys in South African pig abattoirs |
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| Authors: | P Hunter F H van der Vyver A Selmer-Olsen M M Henton S Herr J F de Lange |
| Abstract: | The incidence of isolation of Leptospira sp. from the kidneys of slaughter pigs with "white-spot" macroscopic lesions was determined. Histology and general bacteriology were performed. Leptospira pomona was isolated from 19/21 kidneys showing macroscopic lymphocytic lesions. |
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