Leptospirosis Serology in Korean Wild Animals

Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in Korean municipal zoo animals.

From 2002 to 2005, we collected 118 serum samples from 34 species belonging to 13 families of zoo animals in Korea and determined the prevalence of antibodies for 18 serovars of Leptospira spp. using the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Twenty-nine (25%) of the serum samples tested were positive for one or more of the serovars. There were no significant differences in relation to genders: ...

Interactions between environment, wild animals and human leptospirosis

Leptospirosis, a worldwide distributed zoononis caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira (antigenically classified into serovars), may be direct or indirectly transmitted through infected urine or environment. Several domestic and wild animals are leptospirosis reservoirs. The disease presents occupational character since it is widely reported in professionals that work in humid environments ...

Leptospirosis in animals in West Malaysia.

INTRODUCTION Leptospirosis in man and animals i s caused by the pathogenic species Leptospira interrogans and i s characterised by a variety of syndromes. The pathogenic L. interrogans encompasses over a hundred serotypes which are grouped under 18 serogroups on the basis of their antigenic characteristics. Pathogenic leptospires occur naturally in a wide variety of wild and domesticated animal...

Control of leptospirosis in man and animals.

Prevalence of leptospirosis in farm animals.