title: Anti-Leptospira sp. agglutinins in ewes in the Federal District, Brazil.
abstract: To define the prevalence of anti-Leptospira sp. agglutinins in ewes in the Federal District, Brazil, serum samples from 157 ewes were tested for antibodies against serovars of Leptospira sp. by the microscopic agglutination test. Antibodies were detected in three flocks in a prevalence of 3% (95% CI = 0.4%-5.7%). Considering that sheep and cattle were raised together, the lack of sanitary control could represent a risk to cattle production, which is the most important activity in the Centre-West region of Brazil.
authors: INCT/CNPq-Informação Genético Sanitária da Pecuária Brasileira, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors: Luiza de S
authors: Lde S
authors: Seixas
authors: Cristiano Barros
authors: CB
authors: de Melo
authors: Rômulo C
authors: RC
authors: Leite
authors: Elvio C
authors: EC
authors: Moreira
authors: Concepta M
authors: CM
authors: McManus
authors: Márcio B
authors: MB
authors: de Castro
mesh_terms: D000373:Agglutinins / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015995:Prevalence; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000373:Agglutinins