Seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans in a herd of vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) under captivity in northern Chile

• Cecilia Norambuena ^[1] ; Mariana Roldán ^[1] ; Christian Tuemmers ^[1] ; Gerardo Quezada ^[1] ; Oriana Betancourt ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Católica de Temuco

     Universidad Católica de Temuco

     Temuco, Chile

     
• Localización: Austral journal of veterinary sciences, ISSN 0719-8000, ISSN-e 0719-8132, Vol. 52, Nº. 1, 2020, págs. 43-44
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Twenty-one vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) from a Chilean breeding unit were tested to serovars Pomona, Canicola, Copenhageni, Ballum and Grippotyphosa of Leptospira interrogans using the microscopic microagglutination technique. The results showed that 23.8% of the samples reacted to the serovar Grippotyphosa which has been related to abortions in South American camelids.