Serologic correlation of suspected Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona-induced uveitis in a group of horses.
After the observation of 2 horses with uveitis on a horse farm in the Minnesota River valley, 100 horses from this geographic area were given ophthalmologic examinations and were evaluated serologically for leptospirosis. A statistically significant (P less than 0.001) association was observed between the finding of antibodies against Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona and uveitis.
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108.
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006736:Horses; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial