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Veterinary Research©
Volume 9 (2) : 95-100, 2005,
Redacted extensively 2018.
Prevalence of leptospirosis in rodents captured in Bangkok, Thailand
Niwetpathomwat Aa, Doungchawee Gb
a Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and bDepartment
of Pathobiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol
University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
ABSTRACT
Niwetpathomwat
A, Doungchawee G, An investigation of rodent
leptospirosis in Bangkok, Thailand, Onl J Vet Res., 9
(2): 95-100, 2005. Leptospirosis is a major public health disease worlwide transmitted direct or indirectly within leptospira
reservoirs such as rodents. We report prevalence of leptospirosis in different rodents
kidneys captured in Bangkok, Thailand. Leptospirae were detected by direct immune fluorescence assay
by FITC conjugated, rabbit anti-leptospira antibodies
serovar bataviae, bratislava, canicola, hebdomadis, javanica and pyrogenes. We
found different (P < 0.05) prevalence amongst rodents. Rattus
novergicus
had highest prevalence (63%), R. rattus
6 and Suncus murinus 14%. Prevalence of each serovar
ranged 12% to 29% but most prevalent was L.
canicola. We find high prevalence for rodent
leptospirosis in Bangkok.
KEYWORDS: Rodents, Leptospirosis, Direct immunofluorecense
assay, Bangkok, Thailand