Seroprevalencia de Leptospira spp. en caninos de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina

Leptospirosis is a communicative disease caused by a bacterium called  Leptospira spp, considered the zoonosis of greatest world wide distribution. A study was carried out to find out about the presence of antibodies anti-Leptospira in companion dogs in the city of Cordoba, Argentina. Blood samples were obtained through convenience non probability sampling. Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was used to analyze 102 samples, implemented with 10 serotypes. The sampling prevalence of antibodies anti-Leptospira was 82.35%. The highest frequency corresponded to serovars Hardjo, Castellonis and Canicola.Most sample were reactive to only one serovar. Results are relevant due to the lack of epidemiological information in the area, showing evidence of bacteria in the population of dogs and the need to set up control and prevention measures for this zoonosis in the region, so important in public health.