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Experimental infection of sheep with Leptospira interrogans serovars hardjo and balcanica

Authors: Marshall RB, Hathaway SC
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 27, Issue 9, pp 197, Sep 1979
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Disease transmission, Epidemiology, Zoonosis, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Public health
Article class: Correspondence

Abstract: Titres to leptospires of the Hebdomadis serogroup are commonly found in cattle, sheep and goats, horses, and possums in New Zealand. However, the only definite maintenance hosts for the serovars within this sero-group which have been identified in New Zealand are cattle for Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo and possums for Leptospira interrogans serovar balcanica. In an attempt to gain information on whether sheep could also act as maintenance hosts for either of these two serovars, a small experiment was undertaken…

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