title: Prevalence of the Leptospira serovars bratislava, grippotyphosa, mozdok and pomona in French dogs.
abstract: Although most French dogs are correctly vaccinated against leptospirosis with inactivated strains of canicola and icterohaemorrhagiae, the disease is still very prevalent in France raising the question of whether the vaccines used require updating. The aim of the present study was to provide serological data regarding circulation of the Leptospira serovars: grippotyphosa, bratislava, pomona and mozdok, which are contained in vaccines available in other parts of the world and which could be rapidly adapted for France. Results indicated that the epidemiology was consistent with the circulation of Leptospira belonging to the serogroups Australis and Grippotyphosa and that the case to support the inclusion of either pomona or mozdok in a dog vaccine for France was weak.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des leptospires, VetAgro Sup Campus Vétérinaire de Lyon, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Renaud
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Zorée
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Djelouadji
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lecheval
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Corrao-Revol
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buff
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demont
authors.forename: Angeli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kodjo
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000382:microbiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D007919:Leptospira / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines