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Serological survey for canine leptospirosis in the Pretoria area
J G Myburgh1, S J Posnett, J V Lawrence
1Reproduction Section, Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
Canine serum samples (n = 400) from the Pretoria area were tested for Leptospira antibodies, using the microscopic agglutination test. The prevalence of antibodies (inconclusive and positive titres) was 1.5%. Reactions were only against Leptospira interrogans serovars tarassovi and pyrogens. Leptospirosis does not appear to be an important canine disease in the Pretoria area.