Serological Evidence of the Persistence of Infection with Leptospira interrogans Serovar Hardjo in Cattle in Mongolia
Open Access
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Microbiology and Immunology
- Vol. 49 (9), 865-869
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03676.x
Abstract
Serum samples were collected randomly from Mongol breed cattle in three geographically distinct provinces of Mongolia. Antibodies specific to Leptospira interrogans serovar Hardjo were detected by microscopic agglutination test (MAT) at titres of 100 or more in 80.4% (86/107) of the samples from Dornod Province, but in only 28.9% (13/45) in Arkhangai and 23.5% (12/51) in Khuvsgul Provinces, respectively. Treatment of 9 serum samples from Dornod, positive to serovar Hardjo in MAT and negative in the homologous immunoglobulin G (IgG) enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), with 2‐mercaptoethanol (2‐ME) indicated that those animals were recently infected.Keywords
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