PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Pak Vet J, 2012, 32(2): 280-282

Serological Survey of Canine Leptospirosis in Southern China

Dayou Shi^1§, Mingchao Liu^§, Shining Guo¹, Shenquan Liao², Mingfei Sun², Jianzhu Liu^*, Lin Wang, Zhenyong Wang, Shujing Wang, Dubao Yang and Tongjie Chai

College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for Animal Disease Control Engineering Shandong Province, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China；¹College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642,China; ²Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510040, China
^§Dayou Shi and Mingchao Liu equally contributed to the present study
*Corresponding author: Liujz@sdau.edu.cn

Abstract

The present study conducts a serological survey on the presence of canine leptospirosis in domestic dogs using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. A total of 314 household dogs (168 females and 146 males) in Chongqing, Kunming, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzheng, and Nanning in Southern China were examined. Of the 314 dogs, 23 (7.3%) were seropositive for leptospirosis. No statistically significant difference was observed in terms of sex and age in the seroprevalence of leptospirosis, but statistically significant differences were observed among different regional groups in the seroprevalence of leptospirosis (P < 0.05). The results of this survey indicate that the control and treatment of leptospirosis have been effective in some cities of Southern China. However, further implementation of integrated strategies is necessary to prevent and control leptospirosis in dogs.

Key words: China, Dogs, ELISA, Leptospirosis, Seroprevalence

Abstract

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)