Canine leptospirosis, United States, 2002-2004.
The proportion of positive Leptospira microscopic agglutination tests for 23,005 dogs significantly increased from 2002 to 2004 (p < 0.002) regardless of the positive cutoff titer used and was highest (p < 0.05) for serovars Autumnalis and Grippotyphosa. The strongest positive serologic correlation (r = 0.72) was between serovars Autumnalis and Pomona.
Moore
George E
GE
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2027, USA. gemoore@purdue.edu
Guptill
Lynn F
LF
Glickman
Nita W
NW
Caldanaro
Richard J
RJ
Aucoin
David
D
Glickman
Lawrence T
LT
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D007919:Leptospira / Q000145:classification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology