Leptospira spp. in Domestic Cats from Different Environments: Prevalence of Antibodies and Risk Factors Associated with the Seropositivity

• Published in: Animals (Basel) Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 612 - 626
• Main Authors: Azócar-Aedo, Lucía, Monti, Gustavo, Jara, Ronald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 29.09.2014; MDPI
• Subjects: anti-Leptospira antibodies; cats; Leptospira; Leptospira spp; microscopic agglutination test; prevalence; risk factors; urban and rural environments; Chile; prevalence; risk factors; cats; anti-Leptospira antibodies; Leptospira spp; microscopic agglutination test; urban and rural environments

Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution. A cross-sectional study was conducted in urban and rural environments in southern Chile (1) to detect domestic cats with serologic evidence of exposure to Leptospira spp.; (2) to determine the prevalence of anti-Leptospira anti...