Occurrence of antibodies against Leptospira spp. in horses of the urban area of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil Ocorrência de anticorpos contra Leptospira spp. em eqüinos de área urbana de Londrina, Paraná, Brasil

Occurrence of antibodies against Leptospira spp. in horses of the urban area of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil Ocorrência de anticorpos contra Leptospira spp. em eqüinos de área urbana de Londrina, Paraná, Brasil

A total of 320 horses were studied in this paper, both male and female, between two and 17 years of age, which were used for traction of wagons in the urban area of the municipality of Londrina (PR). These animals were kept, after their daily work, in abandoned areas or plots, in the outskirts of th...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Yumi Hashimoto, Daniela Dib Gonçalves, Francielle Gibson da Silva, Rosângela Claret de Oliveira, Lucimara Aparecida Alves, Peter Reichmann, Ernest Eckehardt Muller, Julio Cesar de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-10-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Leptospirosis
Horses
Serological diagnosis
Antibodies
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