Leptospira Seroprevalence Among Ugandan Slaughter Cattle: Comparison of Sero-Status With Renal Leptospira Infection
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Date
2020
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Frontiers Veterinary Sciences
Abstract
Leptospirosis is one of the most wide spread zoonotic
bacterial diseases that is endemic in subtropical and
tropical countries; accounting for a global annual incidence
of 1.03 million human cases and 58,900 deaths (1). The
etiological agents of the disease are spirochetes of the
genus Leptospira, comprising over 250 pathogenic serovars
(2). Certain serovars are known to be regionally endemic
and reserved in certain species of wild mammals and
domesticated animals. These carrier animals may remain
asymptomatic but capable of transmitting leptospires to
other animal species (incidental hosts) and humans, via
direct contact with contaminated urine or indirectly through
contaminated water and soil (3). Particularly, cattle have been
reported to maintain serovars Hardjo, Sejroe and at times
Pomona (3–5).
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Leptospirosis, Microscopic agglutination test, Renal Leptospira infection, Slaughter cattle, Seroprevalence
Citation
Alinaitwe L, Kankya C, Namanya D, Pithua P and Dreyfus A (2020) Leptospira Seroprevalence Among Ugandan Slaughter Cattle: Comparison of Sero-Status With Renal Leptospira Infection. Front. Vet. Sci. 7:106. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00106