Serosurveillance of Canine Leptospirosis under Different Climatic
Conditions in and Around Lahore,
Pakistan
Muhammad Hassan Saleem*,
Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Muhammad Arif Khan, Muhammad Athar Khan1,
Muhammad Ijaz, Ayesha Hassan and Khalid Mehmood
Department of Clinical
Medicine and Surgery; 1Department
of Epidemiology and Public Health, University
of Veterinary
and Animal Sciences Lahore 54000, Punjab,
Pakistan *Corresponding Author:dr_mhs@uvas.edu.pk
Abstract
Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic problem
occurring globally. To study the serosurveillance of canine leptospirosis, 429
dogs (265 males; 164 females) blood samples were collected around Lahore city and its peri-urban
areas and processed by using
canine
LeptospiraIgG ELISA
kit. Of 429 samples, 36.1% were positive serologically for canine leptospirosis.
Among 265 male and 164 female dogs, 38.5 and 32.3% male and female dogs were
found positive, respectively. Canine leptospirosis was more (38.4%) in adults as
compared to pups (27.9%). While season wise serosurveillance was 21.2, 35.8,
40.3 and 49.3% in winter, spring, summer and fall, respectively. It is concluded
that highest prevalence of canine leptospirosis is recorded in summer and fall
months.
Key words: Canine leptospirosis,
Prevalence,
Serosurveillance, Temperature