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Canine Leptospirosis in the Netherlands
E.M. Broens
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Canine leptospirosis in the Netherlands
Introduction
Leptospirosis is an infectious disease of global importance. In humans and cattle, leptospirosis is a notifiable disease in the Netherlands, but in dogs it is not. Incidences of canine leptospirosis are likely to be underestimated, partially due to the fact that suspected patients are treated without a confirmed diagnosis and to diagnostic difficulties. At the Veterinary Microbiological Diagnostic Centre (VMDC) of Utrecht University a validated IgM/IgG ELISA for the detection of Leptospiraspecific antibodies is used (Hartman, 1983). For this test a single sample is sufficient for diagnosing acute canine leptospirosis as specific IgM antibodies quickly rise during the early stage of infection; a limitation is that there is no indication of the infecting serogroup. Information on the epidemiology of serogroups is important, as vaccination is an important tool in the control of canine leptospirosis. Recently a new European tetravalent vaccine containing serogroups Icterohaemorrhagiae, Canicola, Grippotyphosa and Australis has been introduced (Nobivac® L4 – MSD Animal Health). The objectives of this study were (1) to study trends in the incidence of canine leptospirosis in the Netherlands and (2) to gain more insight in the epidemiology of serogroups. […]
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