SEROPREVALENCE OF LEPTOSPIRAL INFECTION IN AN AGRICULTURAL BASED VILLAGE IN TAMIL NADU
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1997
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Abstract
A serosurvey was conducted in an agricultural village in South India to find out
the seroprevalence among agricultural workers, domestic animals and field rats (Rattus
norvegicus). The positive seroprevalence among cattle, sheep, goat in field rats, and
in agricultural workers were 61.5%,56.3% 75%,52.9% and 72.5% respectively. The
human control group had only 27.3% seroreactors. Pomona predominated in sheep
and field rats, where as Autumnalis predominated among agricultural workers. Cattle
and goat had equal distribution of antibodies to Autumnalis and Pomona. Among
human controls, Pomona was the predominant group, followed by
Icterohaemorrhagiae. Though Pomona had higher prevalence among field rats, the
isolate made was only Javanica. Human infections due to Autumnalis, Canicola and
Pomona could have been from domestic animals and field rats.
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TNV_CRN_1997_26(5&6)80-83
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Veterinary Science