Seroprevalence and associated risk factors for bovine leptospirosis in Egypt

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 4645 - 7
• Main Authors: Selim, Abdelfattah, Marzok, Mohamed, Gattan, Hattan S., Abdelhady, Abdelhamed, Salem, Mohamed, Hereba, Abdelrahman M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 26.02.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326/41; 692/499; Abortion; Agglutination; Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Cattle Diseases - microbiology; Dairy cattle; Dogs; Economic impact; Egypt; Egypt - epidemiology; Female; Humanities and Social Sciences; Infections; Infectious diseases; Laboratories; Leptospira; Leptospira spp; Leptospirosis; Leptospirosis - epidemiology; Leptospirosis - microbiology; Leptospirosis - veterinary; Medical research; multidisciplinary; Pasture; Pregnancy; Risk assessment; Risk Factors; Rodent control; Rodents; Sample size; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seroepidemiologic Studies; Serology; Software; Statistical analysis; Urine; Variables; Veterinary colleges; Veterinary medicine; Egypt; spp; Serology; Cattle; Risk factors; Egypt; Leptospira spp

Leptospirosis is caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Leptospira and is one of causative agents of reproductive problems leading to negative economic impact on bovine worldwide. The goal of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of Leptospira spp. in cattle in some governorates of Eg...