YING Kai-man, ZHANG Meng-tian. Surveillance of host animals of leptospirosis in Pan’an county, Zhejiang province,2007 - 2009[J]. Disease Surveillance, 2011, 26(1): 40-41. DOI: 10.3784/j.issn.1003-9961.2011.01.013
Citation: YING Kai-man, ZHANG Meng-tian. Surveillance of host animals of leptospirosis in Pan’an county, Zhejiang province,2007 - 2009[J]. Disease Surveillance, 2011, 26(1): 40-41. DOI: 10.3784/j.issn.1003-9961.2011.01.013

Surveillance of host animals of leptospirosis in Pan’an county, Zhejiang province,2007 - 2009

  • Objective To investigate the carriage of Leptospira of host animals and provide scientific evidence for the prevention and control of leptospirosis. Methods The kidney samples of rats, pigs, ducks, frogs and midstream urine of cattle were taken to isolate the pathogen. Results From 2007 to 2009, eight strains of Leptospira were isolated; all were L. icterohaemorrhagiae. Seven strains were detected in the rats with the positive rate of 2.13%; and 1 strain was detected in the frog with the positive rate of 0.33%. No Leptospira strain was detected in the remaining samples. The carriage rate was 8.33% for Rattus confucianus and 3.03% for Rattus flavipectus. Conclusion The field mouse was the predominant host animal of leptospirosis in Panan county, and L. icterohemorrhagiae was the major pathogen.
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