Preliminary study on the status of feline leptospirosis in Kerala
Leptospirosis is a disease of zoonotic importance in worldwide scenario and is caused by the infection of Leptospira species. The present study was undertaken to estimate the seropositivity of leptospirosis in cats of Kerala. A total of 200 serum samples were collected from apparently healthy cats f...
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| author | A. Sneha Lekshmi P. M. Deepa K. Vijayakumar K. C. Bipin R. Rajasekhar |
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| description | Leptospirosis is a disease of zoonotic importance in worldwide scenario and is caused by the infection of Leptospira species. The present study was undertaken to estimate the seropositivity of leptospirosis in cats of Kerala. A total of 200 serum samples were collected from apparently healthy cats from different parts of Kerala such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur. Among these samples, 12 samples (6 %) were found to be positive with the MAT titre above 1:20. The serovar identified in this study was serovar Djasiman, Autumnalis, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Australis, Grippotyphosa, and Hardjo. The highest prevalence in cat was for serovar Djasiman (50%) followed by serovar Autumnalis (25%). The majority of cats were crossbreds, males and in age groups between one and two years (58.33%). The majority of animals had both indoor with outdoor access, the presence of rodents and other animals in the household or surroundings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e52e060e8b1e4876bac565b6d98ee4762024-01-12T06:57:01ZengDirector of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityJournal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences0971-07012582-06052023-09-0154385484910.51966/jvas.2023.54.3.845-849Preliminary study on the status of feline leptospirosis in KeralaA. Sneha Lekshmi0P. M. Deepa1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0945-3589K. Vijayakumar2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5550-2620K. C. Bipin3R. Rajasekhar4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4401-5525MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673576, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaAssociate Professor and Head (i/c), Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673576, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaProfessor and Head, Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur- 680651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala, IndiaAssociate professor, Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673576, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaAssistant professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673576, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaLeptospirosis is a disease of zoonotic importance in worldwide scenario and is caused by the infection of Leptospira species. The present study was undertaken to estimate the seropositivity of leptospirosis in cats of Kerala. A total of 200 serum samples were collected from apparently healthy cats from different parts of Kerala such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur. Among these samples, 12 samples (6 %) were found to be positive with the MAT titre above 1:20. The serovar identified in this study was serovar Djasiman, Autumnalis, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Australis, Grippotyphosa, and Hardjo. The highest prevalence in cat was for serovar Djasiman (50%) followed by serovar Autumnalis (25%). The majority of cats were crossbreds, males and in age groups between one and two years (58.33%). The majority of animals had both indoor with outdoor access, the presence of rodents and other animals in the household or surroundings.https://jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_s1xusf.pdf?t=s1xusfcatleptospirosisseroprevalenceepidemiological study |
| spellingShingle | A. Sneha Lekshmi P. M. Deepa K. Vijayakumar K. C. Bipin R. Rajasekhar Preliminary study on the status of feline leptospirosis in Kerala Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences cat leptospirosis seroprevalence epidemiological study |
| title | Preliminary study on the status of feline leptospirosis in Kerala |
| title_full | Preliminary study on the status of feline leptospirosis in Kerala |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary study on the status of feline leptospirosis in Kerala |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary study on the status of feline leptospirosis in Kerala |
| title_short | Preliminary study on the status of feline leptospirosis in Kerala |
| title_sort | preliminary study on the status of feline leptospirosis in kerala |
| topic | cat leptospirosis seroprevalence epidemiological study |
| url | https://jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_s1xusf.pdf?t=s1xusf |
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