record on L.interogans serovar canicola in human and dogs in Dakahlia governorate

ABSTRACT

In addition to rats, dogs could be the source and reservoir for human leptospirosis both in rural and urban localities [Helsey et al. 1988]. L. canicola was reported to be responsible for human leptospirosis up to 12% of recorded cases [Lecour et al. 1989]. Leptospirosis as a clinical diagnosis is not well known by the physicians, the initial diagnosis is usually wrong because the sporadic occurance of the disease, diagnosis on admission was correct in only 18% of cases [Ziegier 1987] Various organ manifestations could be presented, febrile, toxi-infectious syndrome, liver, renal, meningeal [Kunchev et al. 1988]. This work was done to estimate the prevalence of the leptospiral infection in our locality and the prevalent causative serovar