Title of article
Detection of Leptospiral Antibodies in the Sera of Captive Elephants
Author/Authors
Shivraj Kanungo، نويسنده , , M.D. Venkatesha، نويسنده , , Sanjeevkumar، نويسنده , , B.M.Chandranaik، نويسنده , , Rajkumari Sanjukta، نويسنده , , P.Giridhar and C. Renukaprasad، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Pages
2
From page
133
To page
134
Abstract
In the present study, serum samples were collected from 51 captive elephants kept in the three different forest ranges (19-Bandipur, 12-Shimogga, and 20-Mudhumalai). The samples were subjected to screening for leptospirosis by microscopic aggglutination test (MAT). It was found that out of the 51 samples seven elephant sera (13.72%) showed antibody titres against two serovars of Leptospira interrogans (L. australis and L. canicola) by MAT indicating the presence of infection or due to the past exposure of captive elephants to leptospiral antigens.
Keywords
MAT , antibodies , Forest , CAPTIVE , Elephants , Leptospirosis
Journal title
Veterinary World
Serial Year
2009
Journal title
Veterinary World
Record number
676264
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