1. Seroprevalence of bovine leptospiral antibodies by microscopic agglutination test in Southeast of Iran
Mohammad KHALILI ; Mohammad Reza AFATOONIAN ; Mohammad KHALILI ; Elham Mohammadi DAMANEH ; Sajad HOSSINI-NASAB ; Ehsanollah SAKHAEE ; Gholamreza ABDOLLAHPOUR ; Saeed Sattari TABRIZI
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2014;4(5):354-357
Objective: To evaluate serological findings of bovine leptospirosis which is a zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution caused by Leptospira interrogans. Methods: One hundred and sixty seven sera were collected from 9 commercial dairy herds in jiroft suburbs, from July to October 2011. Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was used to evaluates serological findings of bovine leptospirosis in Jiroft suburb dairy farms, Kerman province, Iran. Results: Antibodies were found by MAT at least against one serovar of Leptospira interrogans in 29 samples (17.36%) among 167 sera at a dilution 1:100 or higher, and Leptospira pomona was the most prevalent serovar. Positive titers against more than one serovar were detected in 6 sera of the positive samples. Conclusion: This study is the first report of leptospirosis in Southeast Iran and showed that Leptospira pomona was the most and Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae the least prevalent serovars in Southeast Iran.
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