Anti-<Emphasis Type="Italic">Leptospira</Emphasis> sp. agglutinins in ewes in the Federal District,Brazil |
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| Authors: | Luiza de S Seixas Cristiano Barros de Melo Rômulo C Leite Élvio C Moreira Concepta M McManus Márcio B de Castro |
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| Institution: | 1.INCT/CNPq–Informa??o Genético Sanitária da Pecuária Brasileira,Belo Horizonte,Brazil;2.Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Programa de Pós Gradua??o em Ciências Animais, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro,Universidade de Brasília (UnB),Brasília,Brazil;3.DMVP-EV/Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,Belo Horizonte,Brazil |
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| Abstract: | To define the prevalence of anti-Leptospira sp. agglutinins in ewes in the Federal District, Brazil, serum samples from 157 ewes were tested for antibodies against serovars
of Leptospira sp. by the microscopic agglutination test. Antibodies were detected in three flocks in a prevalence of 3% (95% CI = 0.4%–5.7%).
Considering that sheep and cattle were raised together, the lack of sanitary control could represent a risk to cattle production,
which is the most important activity in the Centre-West region of Brazil. |
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