1Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu
2Professor, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu
3Dean, VCRI, Namakkal
4Professor and Head, Zoonoses Research Laboratory, VCRI, Namakkal
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu
*Corresponding author. E-mail: drnetraaswar@gmail.com
Online published on 2 April, 2016.
A total of 253 sera samples from vaccinated and unvaccinated dogs were collected and screened for presence of antibodies against leptospirosis by Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT). Of the total 253 sera samples, 148 were vaccinated and 70 (47.29%) were found positive. Unvaccinated dogs comprised of 105 and 50 (47.61%) were detected positive. Leptospira interrogans serogroup autumnalis was found to be the most prevalent serogroup followed by icterohaemorrhagiae, canicola, grippotyphossa, pomona and pyrogens and in unvaccinated, the prevalent serogroup was autumnalis followed by canicola, pomona, icterohaemorrhagiae, grippotyphossa and pyrogens.The emergence of newer serogroups creates need for serogroup specific vaccination for assured immunity against leptospirosis.
Canine, leptospirosis, MAT, seroprevalence, vaccination
