Reproductive failure associated with Leptospira interrogans serovar bratislava infection of swine

C A Bolin; J A Cassells; H T Hill; J C Frantz; J N Nielsen

doi:10.1177/104063879100300209

Reproductive failure associated with Leptospira interrogans serovar bratislava infection of swine

J Vet Diagn Invest. 1991 Apr;3(2):152-4. doi: 10.1177/104063879100300209.

Authors

C A Bolin¹, J A Cassells, H T Hill, J C Frantz, J N Nielsen

Affiliation

¹ National Animal Disease Center, USDA, Ames, IA 50010.

PMID: 1892932
DOI: 10.1177/104063879100300209

Abstract

Specimens from 17 swine herds experiencing reproductive failure were examined for Leptospira interrogans serovar bratislava. Clinical signs observed in these herds included stillborn pigs, weak neonatal pigs, and abortion. Diagnostic tests used to determine L. interrogans serovar bratislava infection were bacteriologic culture, serologic assays to detect antibodies, and immunofluorescence. Examination of fetal serum for antibodies against serovar bratislava and a fluorescent antibody test were the most practical diagnostic procedures.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Abortion, Veterinary / diagnosis*
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis
Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
Female
Fetal Blood / microbiology
Fetal Death / diagnosis
Fetal Death / veterinary*
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Leptospira interrogans / immunology
Leptospira interrogans / isolation & purification*
Leptospirosis / diagnosis
Leptospirosis / veterinary*
Pregnancy
Swine
Swine Diseases / diagnosis*
Urine / microbiology

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial