PREVALENCE OF BOVINE LEPTOSPIROSIS AT TWO LOCALITIES IN PUNO DURING THE DRY SEASON AND DETERMINATION OF RISK FACTORS

Authors

  • Fiorella Arias Ch. Fiorella Arias Ch. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva
  • Francisco Suárez A. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva
  • Wilfredo Huanca L. Laboratorio de Reproducción Animal
  • Hermelinda Rivera G. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria
  • José Camacho S. Laboratorio de Zootecnia y Producción Agropecuaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • Teodosio Huanca M. Estación Experimental INIA-Puno

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v22i2.293

Keywords:

Leptospira sp., bovines, MAT, seroprevalence, antibodies

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a disease caused by a spirochet of the genus Leptospira. It is aworld-wide zoonotic disease with a great economic impact because of the importantlosses that causes to livestock farmers, especially in terms of reproduction performanceand milk yield loses. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence ofleptospirosis in bovines in two farms in the department of Puno, Peru: the ILLPA-INIAExperimental Station and Cardenas farm at Mañazo and its association with season andage. One hundred and sixteen serum samples collected during the dry season wereevaluated. Blood samples were collected to all animals in both farms. The MicroscopicAgglutination Test (MAT) was used for the detection of antibodies through a set of fourserovars (canicola, icterohaemorrhagiae, pomona, and hardjo). The total prevalencewas 2.6% while 1.3% corresponded to animals at ILLPA-INIA and 5.3% to animals atMañazo. The icterohaemorrhagiae was the only prevalent serovar and the level ofantibodies was 1:200. The results suggested a low prevalence of Leptospira sp. in thedry season in the area of study.

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Published

2011-06-30

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Comunicaciones

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Copyright (c) 2011 Fiorella Arias Ch. Fiorella Arias Ch., Francisco Suárez A., Wilfredo Huanca L., Hermelinda Rivera G., José Camacho S., Teodosio Huanca M.

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Fiorella Arias Ch., F. A. C., Suárez A., F., Huanca L., W., Rivera G., H., Camacho S., J., & Huanca M., T. (2011). PREVALENCE OF BOVINE LEPTOSPIROSIS AT TWO LOCALITIES IN PUNO DURING THE DRY SEASON AND DETERMINATION OF RISK FACTORS. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 22(2), 167-170. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v22i2.293