Mohammad Khalili1, Ehsanollah Sakhaee2, Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian3, Gholamreza Abdollahpour4, Saeed Sattari Tabrizi4, Elham Mohammadi Damaneh5, Sajad Hossini-Nasab5. 1. Research Center of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran ; Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. 2. Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. 3. Research Center of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. 4. Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 5. Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
Abstract
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.
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.
Authors: Dinesh L B Dassanayake; Harith Wimalaratna; Suneth B Agampodi; Veranja C Liyanapathirana; Thibbotumunuwe A C L Piyarathna; Bimba L Goonapienuwala Journal: BMC Infect Dis Date: 2009-04-22 Impact factor: 3.090