title: [Legionella antibodies in domestic animals].
abstract: Serological examination of 420 domestic animals for the presence of antilegionella antibodies indicates their high exposure to legionellae. On examination by the microagglutination reaction with a serum dilution of 1:64 or more the highest positive values were recorded in horses which reacted with antigens of L. pneumophila 1-14 in 36.2% and with antigens of another 19 types of legionellae in 47.8%. In pigs positive values recorded in 16.2% and in 21.1%; in cattle in 3.8% and 29.5%, in sheep in 7.5% and 11.3% and laboratory rabbits were quite negative. The importance of these findings with regard to the possible role of animals in the ecology of legionellae is obscure.
authors: Ustav epidemiológie Lekárskej fakulty UK v Bratislave.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bazovská
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Awad-Masalmeh
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Kmety
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Spaleková
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002417:Cattle / Q000276:immunology; D006736:Horses / Q000276:immunology; D007875:Legionella / Q000276:immunology*; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D012756:Sheep / Q000276:immunology; D013552:Swine / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Protilátky proti legionelám u domácich zvierat.