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Austral J. Vet. Sci.
Vol 52, 43-44 (2020)
DOI: 10.4067/S0719-81322020000100108

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

1 Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile; Nucleo de Investigación en Producción Alimentaria, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile.
2 Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile.
Keywords: leptospirosis camelidae Vicugna vicugna

Submitted: 2019-05-17

Accepted: 2019-10-11

Published: 2020-01-01

*Corresponding author:
mcnorambuena@uct.cl

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Norambuena, C., Roldán, M., Tuemmers, C., Quezada, G., & Betancourt, O. (2020). Seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans in a herd of vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) under captivity in northern Chile. Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 52(1), 43–44. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0719-81322020000100108

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Abstract

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.

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