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Occurrence of antibodies against Leptospira spp. in donkeys of São Paulo state

  • Maria do Carmo Custódio de Souza Hunold Lara,
  • Eliana Monteforte Cassaro Villalobos,
  • Elenice Maria Sequetin Cunha,
  • José Victor de Oliveira,
  • Vanessa Castro,
  • Alessandra Figueiredo de Castro Nassar,
  • Lília Márcia Paulin Silva,
  • Liria Hiromi Okuda,
  • Adriana Hellmeister de Campos Nogueira Romaldini,
  • Mariana Sequetin Cunha,
  • Eduardo Carvalho Marques,
  • Enio Mori

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1808-1657000582018
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 86

Abstract

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ABSTRACT: Among the diseases that affect equines, bacterial diseases play an important role from a health and economic point of view, especially leptospirosis and brucellosis. The study aimed to provide information on the occurrence of anti-Leptospira spp. and anti-Brucella abortus antibodies in donkeys of São Paulo state. We found a frequency of 62.4% (53/85) antibodies against Leptospira spp. The donkeys were not seropositive for Brucella spp.

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