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Leptospirosis associated with serovars hardjo and pomona in red deer calves (Cervus elaphus)
Fairley RA, Schollum LM, Blackmore DK
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 32, Issue 5, pp 76-78, May 1984
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 32, Issue 5, pp 76-78, May 1984
Article class: Clinical Communication
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Public health, Zoonosis
Animal Type: Deer, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Publisher: Taylor and FrancisAbstract
Four red deer calves (Cervus elaphus) died with severe nephritis apparently associated with infection by Leptospira interrogans serovarpomona. The sera of 12 in-contact red deer calves were examined for leptospiral agglutinins and nine showed titres topomona consistent with recent infection. Two also showed titres of 1:100 to serovar hardjo. The urine of five of these in-contact calves was examined periodically over a period of nine months. All were initially leptospiruric, four being infected with pomona and one with hardjo. In four animals leptospiruria could only be detected for up to six months, but one animal infected with pomona was leptospiruric for at least eight months. The apparent source of infection was from infected cattle, and it is suggested that deer are unlikely to act as maintenance hosts for serovar pomona.The whole of the literary matter of the New Zealand Veterinary Journal is copyright Taylor and Francis, Downloading this article signifies agreement with the terms and conditions of electronic access.