Haematology of captive wild African giant (Cricetomys gambianus) and brown (Rattus norvegicus) rats sero-positive for Leptospira spp. around Zaria
| Autor: | E. A. Abiayi, Ngozi Ejum Ogbuagu, C. A. Kudi, Paul Ayuba Abdu, Collins Chimezie Udechukwu, N. N. Pilau, J. S. Oyetunde, Kelvin Olutimilehin Jolayemi, Ochuko Orakpoghenor, Magdalene Ogbonneya Okoronkwo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Veterinary medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Hematology African giant rat biology Brown rat 040301 veterinary sciences 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0403 veterinary science Monocyte count Leptospira Internal medicine medicine biology.protein bacteria Anatomy Antibody Igg elisa |
| Zdroj: | Comparative Clinical Pathology. 30:441-444 |
| ISSN: | 1618-565X 1618-5641 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00580-021-03235-y |
| Popis: | In this study, the haematology of captive wild African giant (Cricetomys gambianus) and brown (Rattus norvegicus) rats sero-positive for Leptospira spp. around Zaria was determined. Blood was collected by intracardiac aspiration using chloroform anaesthesia from 10 adult wild rats (5 African giant and 5 brown rats) caught within Zaria and its environs. The individual blood samples were screened for antibodies against Leptospira spp. using IgG ELISA kit. Blood samples of rats positive to Leptospira spp. were subjected to haematological assay carried out following standard procedures. The sero-prevalence of antibodies against Leptospira spp. in both rat species was found to be 100%. In conclusion, the monocyte count in the African giant rat were significantly lower (P = 0.000) compared to corresponding values in the brown rat. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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