Issue 1
Journal for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Biosafety
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2, Issue 1, May 2016, Pages 5–10
ISSN 2411-3174 (print version) ISSN 2411-0388
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THE RESEARCH OF CIRCULATION
OF PATHOGENIC LEPTOSPIRA AMONG POPULATIONS URBAN BROWN RATS IN KYIV, UKRAINE
Stepna
O. 1, Rodyna N. 2, Ukhovskyi V. 1, Kulikova V.
1
1 Institute of Veterinary Medicine,
National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, e-mail: stepnahelen@gmail.com
2 Laboratory of Special Danger Infections of the Kyiv Regional Laboratory
Center of State Sanitary-and-Epidemiologic Service of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Rodyna, N., Ukhovskyi, V. and Kulikova, V. (2016) ‘The research of
circulation of pathogenic Leptospira among populations urban brown rats in
Kyiv, Ukraine’, Journal
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Rodyna, N., Ukhovskyi, V. and Kulikova, V. (2016) ‘The research of
circulation of pathogenic Leptospira among populations urban brown rats in
Kyiv, Ukraine’, Journal
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Summary.
Urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) are frequently implicated in
the spread of Leptospira spp. Urban brown rats (n = 116) were
trapped in different places near the lakes and ponds in Holoseevsky and Obolon
districts of Kyiv and tested for Leptospira spp. using an
agglutination test (MAT), which was conducted with 21 Leptospira’s
serological groups. It is identified the circulation of pathogenic Leptospira
among urban brown rats population of Kyiv, Ukraine. In total, 65 (56%) rats
were positive by MAT. The antibodies against serogroups Grippotyphosa, Mini
and Ballum were dominant in positive reactions.
Keywords: Leptospirosis,
urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus),
antibodies, microscopic agglutination test (MAT), Kyiv, Ukraine
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