Prevalence of Leptospira infection in aborted pigs in Northern Ireland

Ellis, W.A.; McParland, P.J.; Bryson, D.G.; Cassells, J.A.

Veterinary Record 118(3): 63-65

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900
PMID: 3952941
Document Number: 284873
During an investigation of pig abortions and stillbirths in Northern Ireland in 1981 and 1982, leptospires were isolated from 55 of the 78 litters examined. Strains belonging to four serogroups (Australis, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Hebdomadis and Autumnalis) were recovered, but leptospires of the Australis serogroup accounted for 91% of the isolates. Two serovars of the Australis group, bratislava and muenchen, were identified.

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