EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF INFECTION THROUGH LEPTOSPIRA SPP. IN DOMESTIC CATS (FELIS CATUS) APPARENTLY HEALTHY WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF GOIANIA, BRAZIL

Leptospirosis is rare in felines. This research has as main objective to analyze occurrence of antibodies anti-Leptospira spp serum samples taken from domestic cats in the area of Goiania and Aparecida de Goiania, Goias, Brazil. Blood serums from 330 domestic felines apparently healthy were analyzed. The research was conducted through the microscopic serum-glutinosity test using 24 live antigens: Australis, Bratislava, Butembo, Castellonis, Bataviae, Canicola, Witcombi, Cynopteri, Grippothyphosa, Djasiman, Hebdomadis, Copenhageni, Cterohamorrhagiae, Javanica, Panama, Pomona, Pyrogens, Hadjo, Woilffi, Shermani, Tarassovi, Andamana, Patoc, Sentot. It was detected presence of glutinous antibodies in 23 animals (6,96%), rating from 1:100 to 1:800, predominating serovares Cynopteri and Djasiman.