Avaliação do status sanitário do rebanho suídeo do Estado do Maranhão em relação à leptospirose

Abstract

Swine farming has been growing in Brazil, however in the state of Maranhão there is a lack of data towards management and sanity of these animals. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the health status of the swine herd in relation to leptospirosis in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Blood samples of 150 pigs were collected and tested for Microscopic Soroagglutination (SAM), in which 24 serovars of the anti-Leptospira spp complex were used. From 150 (100%) samples tested by the SAM, 62 (41.3%) were reagents for one or more serovars used in the 1: 100 dilution. The most frequent serovars were Canicola 24\150 (16%), Sentot 22\150 (14.6%), Butembo 17\150 (11.3%), Tarassovi 14\150 150 (6%) and Batavae 9\150 (6%). The high frequency of Leptospirosis in the State of Maranhão reflects the need of adopting sanitary measures to control this disease.