Prevalence of leptospirosis antibodies in the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in the district of Breclav
2003
Treml, F. | Pikula, J. | Holesovska, Z. (Veterinarni a Farmaceuticka Univ., Brno (Czech Republic))
Between 1999 to 2001 a total of 604 blood sera from the European hare from the district of Breclav (Czech Republic) were examined for the presence of antileptospiral antibodies. Positive reactions were found in 96 cases. Antibodies were found every year of the study. The incidence, however, differed (13.15 %, 10.28 %, 28.85 %). The examined positive sera reacted only with L. grippotyphosa (93.75 %) and L. grippotyphosa/L. bulgarica (6.25 %). Most reactions were at the titre of 100, whereas the least number of reactions was found at the titre of 3200. It was found that the European hare is susceptible to the infection caused by leptospires. The etiological structure of leptospiral antibodies corresponds to that in other small mammals. Blood sera of the European hare thus could be used for purposes of monitoring the leptospiral foci in the nature.
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