Survey of Leptospira Antibody in Horses (1991-1993)

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  • 1991~1993年における馬のレプトスピラ抗体保有状況
  • 1991 1993ネン ニ オケル ウマ ノ レプトスピラ コウタイ ホユウ

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Horses from Hokkaido, Aomori, Ishikawa, Kagoshima, Miyazaki (Misaki) and Okinawa (Yaeyama), and those imported from foreign countries were surveyed for leptospira antibodies. Antibodies to six serovars, Leptospira. interrogans serovars autumnalis, hebdomadis, australis, icterohaemorrhagiae, canicola and pyrogenes were detected in native horses in Japan, and antibody to L. Pomona was found in an imported horse. All horses examined were clinically normal showing no sign of leptospirosis, and serum BUN, GOT, GPT Total cholesterol, creatinine and glucose were within normal ranges.

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