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Horse

Animal common names
Horse
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Equus caballus
Serovar
Grippotyphosa
Serogroup
Grippotyphosa
Species
L.interrogans
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
United States
Other location data
Central Kentucky
Year
1989-90


Specimen type
Kidney, Other tissue
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Bacterial restriction-endonuclease DNA analysis (BRENDA)


Number of animals with id isolates
16
Animal age class
Adult, Fetus/ Stillbirth
Animal health
Aborted/Stillborn, Died due to leptospirosis, Diseased

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Citation

Donahue JM, Smith BJ, Donahoe JK, Rigsby CL, Tramontin RR, Poonacha KB, et al. Prevalence and serovars of Leptospira involved in equine abortions in central Kentucky during the 1990 foaling season. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 1992;4(3):279-84.