Seroepidemiology of leptospirosis in horses from Santarém, Pará
Bruna Carolina Ulsenheimer,
Clarissa Luciano Barboza,
Emilie Oberbeck
et al.
Abstract:Leptospirosis is an endemic zoonotic disease that is distributed worldwide, which has the potential to have health and economic impacts. Leptospira spp. is spiral-shaped and capable of infecting mammals, including horses, which may result in asymptomatic or clinical forms. Therefore, the current study aimed to analyze the frequency of anti-Leptospira antibodies in serum samples from horses from Santarém, Pará, Brazil. For that purpose, 88 blood samples from horses without a history of leptospirosis vaccination… Show more
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