Serological Survey and Molecular Typing Reveal New <i>Leptospira</i> Serogroup Pomona Strains among Pigs of Northern Italy
Swine act as both maintenance and incidental hosts of pathogenic <i>Leptospira</i> spp. Here, a serological test was performed on 131,660 pig sera collected between 2002 and 2017 from 4715 farms in Northern Italy. A positivity rate of 13.05% was determined. Australis was the most frequen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/5/332 |