Leptospira Seroprevalence Among Ugandan Slaughter Cattle: Comparison of Sero-Status With Renal Leptospira Infection

dc.contributor.authorAlinaitwe, Lordrick
dc.contributor.authorKankya, Clovice
dc.contributor.authorNamanya, Dianah
dc.contributor.authorPithua, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorDreyfus, Anou
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-04T15:44:22Z
dc.date.available2022-02-04T15:44:22Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractLeptospirosis 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).en_US
dc.identifier.citationAlinaitwe 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.2020.00106en_US
dc.identifier.other10.3389/fvets.2020.00106
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1914
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Veterinary Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectLeptospirosisen_US
dc.subjectMicroscopic agglutination testen_US
dc.subjectRenal Leptospira infectionen_US
dc.subjectSlaughter cattleen_US
dc.subjectSeroprevalenceen_US
dc.titleLeptospira Seroprevalence Among Ugandan Slaughter Cattle: Comparison of Sero-Status With Renal Leptospira Infectionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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