Equine leptospirosis with some clinical observations.
In a serologic survey on equine leptospirosis in Egypt, the following incidences of leptospiral serosensitivity were found: 1. Hospitalised horses 65/113 (57.5 %). 2. Hospitalised donkeys 90/125 (72.0 %). 3. Apparently healthy horses 21/72 (29.1 %). Sera of these animals were mostly reacting to serotypes butembo, pomona, icterohemorragiae, and grippotyphosa. Equine in Egypt are close animals to humans and may constitute a potential source of leptospiral infection. From the clinical point of view, it is very possible that ocular, hoof lesions and icterus in equines would be expected with leptospiral titres.
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004534:Egypt; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010527:Perissodactyla
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial