Survey of Leptospira Antibodies in Domestic Cats in the Southern Kyushu District

A test for serum leptospira antibodies was conducted in 117 domestic cats presented for various clinical reasons to a veterinary hospital in the southern Kyushu district. Antibodies were detected in nine cats accounting for 7.7%, including two males and seven females. The ages of the cats ranged 1 t...

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Published inJournal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 45 - 48
Main Authors AKUZAWA, Masao, MARUYAMA, Tomoko, ENDO, Yasuyuki, OISHI, Akihiro, NAKAMURA, Kotaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Veterinary Medical Association 20.01.2006
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antibody test
cat
Leptospira
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Summary:A test for serum leptospira antibodies was conducted in 117 domestic cats presented for various clinical reasons to a veterinary hospital in the southern Kyushu district. Antibodies were detected in nine cats accounting for 7.7%, including two males and seven females. The ages of the cats ranged 1 to 14 years old. Five serovars of Leptospira interrogans, which were autumnalis, hebdomadis, australis, icterohaemorrhagiae and pyrogenes, were detected. No unusual findings suggesting leptospirosis were observed in the results of serum biochemical examination in cats with positive antibodies, including two cats with very high antibody titer.
ISSN:0446-6454
2186-0211
DOI:10.12935/jvma1951.59.45