Veterinary Science & Technology

Kalimuthusamy Natarajaseenivasan

Publications

• Research Article
  Seroprevalence and Carrier Status for Leptospirosis in Cattle and Goats in Andaman Island, India
  Author(s): Sameer Sharma, Vijayachari P, Sugunan AP, Subarna Roy and Kalimuthusamy NatarajaseenivasanSameer Sharma, Vijayachari P, Sugunan AP, Subarna Roy and Kalimuthusamy Natarajaseenivasan
  
  Leptospirosis is endemic to the Andaman Islands and is emerging as an important public health problem in many other parts of India. The ecology of the Andaman Islands is ideal for the disease to remain as an endemic in the warm and humid environment within the rodent population as reservoirs, wild and domestic animals as carriers and affecting humans as incidental hosts. Furthermore, there is a lack of studies regarding the serological and genetic affinities of leptospires infecting humans and animals in Andaman region. A modest study was undertaken to understand the leptospiral carrier state and seroprevalence among animals slaughtered in an abattoir in the Andaman. Serum samples were collected from 184 cattle and 202 goats slaughtered in the abattoir during a two-year period and tested for the presence of leptospiral antibodies. Isolation was also attemp.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000205

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