Shedding and seroprevalence of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in sheep and cattle at a New Zealand Abattoir.

Fang, F; Collins-Emerson, J M; Cullum, A; Heuer, C; Wilson, P R; Benschop, J

Fang, F; Collins-Emerson, J M; Cullum, A; Heuer, C; Wilson, P R; Benschop, J.

Affiliation

Fang F; Molecular Epidemiology and Veterinary Public Health Laboratory (mEpiLab) and Infectious Disease Research Centre (IDReC), Hopkirk Research Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Zoonoses Public Health ; 62(4): 258-68, 2015 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25043226

Subject(s)

Abattoirs; Cattle Diseases/epidemiology; Leptospirosis/veterinary; Sheep Diseases/epidemiology; Animals; Bacterial Shedding; Cattle; Cattle Diseases/transmission; Cross-Sectional Studies; DNA Primers; Humans; Kidney/microbiology; Leptospira/classification; Leptospira/immunology; Leptospira/pathogenicity; Leptospirosis/epidemiology; Leptospirosis/transmission; New Zealand/epidemiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Sheep; Sheep Diseases/transmission

Key words

Leptospires; abattoir; quantitative real-time PCR; seroprevalence; shedding; sheep and cattle

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sheep Diseases / Cattle Diseases / Abattoirs / Leptospirosis Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: En Journal: Zoonoses Public Health Journal subject: MEDICINA VETERINARIA / SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: New Zealand

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