| serological and cultural examination for human leptospirosis in plateau state, nigeria. | in a serological examination of 710 serum samples collected from human volunteers in plateau state, nigeria, 128 (18.0pc) had leptospiral antibody titres of 1:100 and above. the prevalence of antibodies to individual serovars were: hardjo 28 (21.9pc), pomona 18 (14.1pc), canicola 17 (13.3pc), grippotyphosa 15 (11.7pc), pyrogenes 13 (10.2pc), icterohaemorrhagiae 12 (0.4pc) and autumnalis 8 (6.3pc). there was no statistical difference in the prevalence rate of leptospirosis in the different local ... | 1991 | 2060002 |