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| Costa,Diego Figueiredo da; Silva,Aline Ferreira da; Brasil,Arthur Willian de Lima; Loureiro,Ana Paula Pereira; Santos,Fabrine Alexandre dos; Azevedo,Sergio Santos de; Lilenbaum,Walter; Alves,Clebert José. |
| ABSTRACT: Sheep breeding is an economic activity of great value for the Brazilian livestock industry, and infectious diseases can significantly compromise its productivity. The aim of this study was to detect Leptospira spp. in mixed breed sheep from a semiarid region of the State of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. In total, 49 blood and renal tissue samples, as well as 25 urine samples, were collected from 49 sheep in the slaughter line. The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was used to verify the presence of anti -Leptospira spp. antibodies in blood samples. Renal tissue and urine samples were analyzed by both PCR and bacterial culture. Sero reactivity was observed in 8.2% (4/49) of animals. Three renal samples were positive for leptospiral DNA by PCR... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Leptospirosis; Small ruminants; PCR; Serology; Isolation; Slaughterhouse. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000200451 |
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