| leptospiral agglutinins in dogs in sydney. | from june 1971 to june 1972, sera from 600 dogs in sydney were tested for leptospiral agglutinins by a rapid slide agglutination method. the end-point titre was taken at 50 percent agglutination of the live organisms. forty-one samples (6.8 percent) had a significant leptospiral titres (100 or greater) and 5 of these reacted to 2 serotypes. thirty serums (5 percent) contained agglutinins against l. copenhageni, and 6 (1 percent) against l. pomona, while a few samples reacted against hardjo, tara ... | 1976 | 1016169 |
| human leptospirosis in new south wales, 1975-1985. | from july 1975 to june 1985, 14,630 sera from patients in new south wales were tested for serological evidence of leptospirosis. among these, 361 sera contained evidence of past infections and 150 of these 361 specimens had evidence of recent or current infections. serologically-diagnosed cases of leptospirosis were distributed mainly in the central and eastern parts of the state. pomona, hardjo and icterohaemorrhagiae were the most common serovars to be detected; male abattoir workers and farme ... | 1987 | 3561288 |
| the prevalence of leptospirosis in cattle herds of the western division of new south wales--a serological survey. | | 1991 | 1953566 |
| cross-sectional study of canine leptospirosis in animal shelter populations in mainland australia. | to measure the prevalence of canine leptospirosis in queensland and to detect infection, if present, in new south wales, victoria, south australia, western australia and the northern territory by measuring the serological titres of dogs held in animal shelters. | 2008 | 18673473 |
| serological survey for evidence of leptospira interrogans in free-living platypuses (ornithorhynchus anatinus). | to survey free-living platypuses for evidence of leptospira interrogans. | 2008 | 18498563 |
| leptospiral antibodies in flying foxes in australia. | the sera of 271 pteropid bats (or flying foxes) collected from queensland, new south wales, western australia, and the northern territory were screened against a reference panel of 21 leptospira spp. using the microscopic agglutination test (mat). sera were collected from december 1997 through august 1999. the mat panel represented those serovars previously isolated in australia, as well as exotic serovars found in neighboring countries. leptospiral antibodies were detected in 75 (28%) of the se ... | 2002 | 11838213 |
| leptospira interrogans antibodies in feral pigs from new south wales. | the sera of 195 hunter-killed feral pigs (sus scrofa), collected in new south wales (australia) from april to november 1995, were screened against a reference panel of 14 leptospira interrogans serovars using a microscopic agglutination test (mat). the panel represented those serovars previously isolated from wild and domestic mammals in mainland australia. antileptospiral agglutinins were detected in 20% of the sera tested and included nine l. interrogans serovars. the majority of serological r ... | 1998 | 9813843 |
| leptospirosis presenting as a haemorrhagic fever in a traveller from africa. | leptospirosis is usually a mild illness, although the severity of clinical manifestations may vary between the serovars of leptospires. in may 1993, a 48-year-old man from ghana presented with severe icteric leptospirosis, initially managed as viral haemorrhagic fever. the causative serovar, bataviae, had not been previously diagnosed in human infection in australia. | 1997 | 9397062 |
| isolation of leptospira interrogans serovar grippotyphosa from a heifer in new south wales. | | 1996 | 8660211 |
| a serological survey of dogs, cats and horses in south-eastern australia for leptospiral antibodies. | | 1993 | 8257320 |
| prevalence and geographic origin of pigs with serological evidence of infection with leptospira interrogans serovar pomona slaughtered in abattoirs in victoria, australia. | a set of 10,440 sera was collected from pigs slaughtered at victorian abattoirs. these sera were subjected to the microscopic agglutination test for antibodies to leptospira interrogans serovar pomona. identification of the herd of origin was possible for 6511 pigs, and these were derived from 167 herds in victoria (84% of sera), from 32 herds in new south wales (8% of sera) and 29 herds in south australia (8% of sera). the overall prevalence of titres of 512 and above was 3.7%. this was higher ... | 1998 | 9791870 |
| genetic diversity among australian and new zealand isolates of leptospira interrogans serovar pomona. | restriction endonuclease analysis of 16 australian and 4 new zealand isolates of leptospira interrogans serovar pomona showed that they could be divided into 3 genetic groups. most of the isolates closely resembled the serovar kennewicki reference strain, and they all differed from the reference strain of serovar pomona. based on these findings, it is suggested that vaccine manufacturers re-evaluate their choice of serovar pomona vaccine strain. | 1992 | 1632725 |
| serologic-based investigation of leptospirosis in a population of free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (macropus giganteus) indicating the presence of leptospira weilii serovar topaz. | eastern grey kangaroos (macropus giganteus) are one of the most abundant large macropodids sharing the landscape with humans. despite this, little is known about the prevalence of leptospira carriage within this species and the role that they may partake in the transmission of this disease in australia. the sera of 87 free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos, captured in the warragamba catchment area, sydney, australia, from june 2004 to november 2006, were screened against a reference panel of 22 le ... | 2010 | 20688651 |
| feral pig hunting: a risk factor for human brucellosis in north-west nsw? | a multi-agency investigation followed the notification of four locally acquired human brucellosis cases in north-west nsw. feral pig hunting within a geographically discrete region was identified as the likely exposure with brucella suis the suspected cause. to test whether feral pigs in the region were infected with brucella, serological testing was performed on trapped feral pigs and testicular abscesses from condemned carcasses bound for export were cultured. although no brucella species were ... | 2009 | 20132743 |
| leptospirosis serology in the common brushtail possum (trichosurus vulpecula) from urban sydney, australia. | the common brushtail possum (trichosurus vulpecula) is indeed a common marsupial in major cities of australia. this species is known to be susceptible to leptospirosis and often lives in close contact with humans, raising concerns about the potential for transmission of this disease in urban areas. a total of 192 brushtail possum blood samples were collected from 136 individuals in suburban areas of metropolitan sydney from november 2002 to november 2004. sera were screened against a reference p ... | 2007 | 17699087 |
| a cluster of leptospirosis among abattoir workers. | in early december 1998, the northern rivers public health unit (north-eastern new south wales) was alerted to a possible cluster of leptospirosis cases by the supervising scientist of the western pacific region world health organization/food and agricultural organization collaborating centre for reference and research on leptospirosis. investigation revealed a cluster of eight leptospirosis cases diagnosed during october and november 1998. all were employees of a local meat works. leptospira ser ... | 2000 | 10943029 |
| leptospiral titres in wild platypuses (ornithorhynchus anatinus) in new south wales. | | 1985 | 3994609 |
| serological survey of wild fallow deer (dama dama) in new south wales, australia. | | 1982 | 6801845 |
| haematological and clinical-chemistry markers in patients presenting with leptospirosis: a comparison of the findings from uncomplicated cases with those seen in the severe disease. | in a retrospective study, the laboratory findings from the first blood samples taken following hospital presentation in patients with uncomplicated leptospirosis have been compared with the corresponding data for patients admitted, to a high-dependency medical ward or intensive-care unit, with severe leptospirosis. the aim was to identify those laboratory markers that differentiate the two clinical groups upon initial presentation. marked differences were observed, in some of the haematological ... | 2009 | 19508751 |
| serological survey for leptospires of agricultural importance in common wombats (vombatus ursinus). | | 2004 | 15119734 |
| letter: the incidence of leptospiral agglutinins in domestic cats in sydney. | | 1973 | 4784196 |
| observations on leptospira hardjo infection in new south wales. | | 1972 | 4672114 |