Abstract
Serological investigations of leptospirosis in horses were carried out in the epizootic territory of Belgrade during the period from 1998 to 2008. Serological examinations were performed on 1701 blood serum samples of horses from private and sociallyowned stables, riding clubs, hippodromes, and from the individual sector. The number of seropositive horses was 107 (6.29%). The most represented serovarieties of the Leptospira species were: Leptospira grippotyphosa 42 (2.47%), Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae 19 (1.12%), Leptospira pomona 16 (0.99%), Leptospira canicola 16 (0.94%), Leptospira bataviae 11 (0.65%), and Leptospira australis 2 (0.1%). Antibodies against Leptospira sejroe were not established in a single sample of the examined horse blood serums. The titer of specific antibodies ranged from 1:100 to 1:10000. The biggest number of serums had an antibody titer of 1:300, then 1:100, and 1:1000. The smallest number of serums had an antibody titer of 1:10000. Horses seropositive to leptospirosis were established only in sporadic cases, so that no major epizooties were established in the territory of Belgrade.
Highlights
Serolo{ka ispitivanja leptospiroze konja obavljena su u periodu od 1998. do 2008. godine, na Beogradskom epizootiolo{kom podru~ju
Serological examinations were performed on 1701 blood serum samples of horses
Antibodies against Leptospira sejroe were not established in a single sample of the examined horse blood serums
Summary
Serolo{ka ispitivanja leptospiroze konja obavljena su u periodu od 1998. do 2008. godine, na Beogradskom epizootiolo{kom podru~ju. Izvr{en je serolo{ki pregled 1701 uzoraka krvnog seruma konja iz privatnih i dru{tvenih ergela, konji~kih klubova, hipodroma i sa individualnog sektora. Vet. glasnik 63 (3-4) 163 - 169 (2009) Dragica Vojinovi} i sar.: Seroprevalenca leptospiroze konja na beogradskom podru~ju u periodu od 1998. Ispitivanja uzoraka krvnog seruma konja na prisustvo specifi~nih antitela protiv serovarijeteta leptospira vrste izvr{ena su u periodu od 1998. Uzorke krvnog seruma konja pregledali smo metodom mikroskopske aglutinacije – MAT, sa sedam serovarijeteta leptospira vrste: Leptospira pomona, Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae, Leptospira grippotyphosa, Leptospira canicola, Leptospira bataviae, Leptospira sejroe i Leptospira australis. Uzorci krvnog seruma konja poticali su iz privatnih i dru{tvenih ergela, konji~kih klubova, delom sa hipodroma i sa individualnog sektora. Broj pregledanih i broj pozitivnih uzoraka krvnog seruma konja na prisustvo antitela na leptospire u periodu od 1998. Broj pregledanih i broj pozitivnih uzoraka krvnog seruma konja na prisustvo antitela na leptospire u periodu od 1998. do 2008. godine /
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