Leptospirosis in the Philippines. VI. Serologic and Isolation Studies on Carabaos

Abstract

Serologic studies on 27 carabaos showed that 20 had significant titers to leptospirosis. There were 18 reactors to a single serotype (13 tarassovi and 5 sejroe) while two had elevated titers to more than one serotype. The presumptive picture of infection is verified by the isolation tarassovi from three carabaos. Although a limited number of animals was studied, leptospirosis was found to exist. The findings reveal a relatively high incidence which shows that the status of this infection is underestimated in the country. More intensive investigations need to be conducted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0720111

Entities

People

  • Cheng‐Chia Tsai
  • E. R. Carlos
  • G. S. Irving
  • R. H. Watten
  • W. D. Kundin

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agglutination
  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Bovids
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Leptospirosis
  • Materials
  • Philippines
  • Public Health
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Wound Infections

Readers

  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).