Unconventional Sites for Diagnosis of Leptospirosis in Bovine Anicteric Fetuses.
Luíza AyméeMaria Isabel Nogueira Di AzevedoLuiza ReisJulia MendesFúlvia de Fátima Almeida de CastroFilipe Anibal Carvalho-CostaGuilherme Nunes de SouzaWalter LilenbaumPublished in: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI (2023)
In order to improve the diagnosis of leptospirosis in cows, it is recommended to perform a comprehensive analysis of the samples, beyond the kidneys and liver. Thus, we highly encourage testing multiple organs by PCR to investigate abortions suspected of bovine leptospirosis, particularly in anicteric fetuses.