Research Article | 23 Jun 2018

Leptospirosis seropositivity and its serovars among cattle in Northeastern Malaysia

Aziah Daud1, Nik Mohd Hafiz Mohd Fuzi1, Mohd Mokhtar Arshad2, Suratan Kamarudin3, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan Mohammad1, Fairuz Amran4, and Nabilah Ismail5Show more
VETERINARY WORLD | pg no. 840-844 | Vol. 11, Issue 6 | DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.840-844
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Abstract

          
Background and Aim: The objectives of this study were to determine the leptospirosis seroprevalence and to identify the predominant infecting serovars among cattle.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 420 cattle from six randomly selected districts in Kelantan was conducted. A serological test using the microscopic agglutination test was conducted in the Institute of Medical Research with a cutoff titer for seropositivity of ≥1:100.
Results: The overall prevalence of leptospirosis seropositivity among cattle in this study was 81.7% (95% confidence interval: 63.5, 80.1). The most common reaction obtained with the sera tested was from the serovar Sarawak with 78.8%.
Conclusion: A high seroprevalence of leptospiral antibodies was found among cattle in Northeastern Malaysia. These findings urge that more studies are required to determine the reasons for the high seroprevalence among the cattle along with its transmission and pathogenicity of the local serovar Sarawak. Keywords: cattle, leptospirosis, microscopic agglutination test, serovar Sarawak.
          
Keywords: cattle, leptospirosis, microscopic agglutination test, serovar Sarawak.