Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Vet Res Commun. 2024 Oct;48(5):3461-3468. doi: 10.1007/s11259-024-10473-2. Epub 2024 Aug 17.
Leptospirosis is a worldwide re-emerging zoonotic disease. The study was conducted to estimate the Seroprevalence of canine leptospirosis in a total of 450 dogs, from a total of 97 puppies and 353 adult dogs selected for examination Sampling, started from January to December 2023 in District Kasur in the province Punjab of the country Pakistan. Leptospira IgG ELISA kit manufactured by DRG Instruments GmbH, Germany was used for the screening of canine Leptospira antibodies. Out of 450 tested dogs, 183 dogs (40.67%) were tested positive for Leptospira antibody for the screening of Leptospira antibodies. The estimated Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in various age groups of dogs, were 23.7% (23/97) and 45.3% (160/353), in puppies and adults, respectively (P < 0.05). It was found that out of the sampled dogs, a total of 35/127 (27.6%), 29/100 (29%), 73/130 (56.2%), and 46/93 (49.5%) dogs were tested seropositive for Leptospira antibodies in winter, spring, summer and fall, respectively (P < 0.05).
钩端螺旋体病是一种全球性重新出现的人畜共患疾病。本研究旨在评估巴基斯坦旁遮普省卡苏尔地区共 450 只犬的犬钩端螺旋体血清流行率。从 2023 年 1 月至 12 月，共选择了 97 只幼犬和 353 只成年犬进行检查。使用德国 DRG Instruments GmbH 生产的 Leptospira IgG ELISA 试剂盒对犬 Leptospira 抗体进行筛查。在 450 只受检犬中，有 183 只（40.67%）的 Leptospira 抗体筛查呈阳性。幼犬和成年犬的钩端螺旋体血清流行率分别为 23.7%（23/97）和 45.3%（160/353）（P<0.05）。结果发现，在所采样的犬中，冬季、春季、夏季和秋季分别有 35/127（27.6%）、29/100（29%）、73/130（56.2%）和 46/93（49.5%）的犬血清抗体呈阳性（P<0.05）。
