Prevalence of Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo antibodies in milk in Belgian dairy herds.
Pooled milk samples were collected from 2000 Belgian dairy herds in the autumn of 1989. Antibodies against Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo were detected in 9.2% of the herds, with the incidence being higher in the southern part of the country.
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Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghent, Belgium.
Haesebrouck
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Vandermeersch
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Descamps
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Van Ommeslaeghe
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008892:Milk / Q000276:immunology*; D015995:Prevalence
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial