Table 3 Specific antibodies against pathogen serovars of Leptospira interrogans sensu stricto in 8 different turtle species
From: Prevalence of antibodies against Leptospira sp. in snakes, lizards and turtles in Slovenia
Scientific name (Common name/Origin) | N (tested) | N (positive) | Serovar | Titre rate 1: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Geochelone elegans 1 | 19 | 0 | / | / |
(Indian Star Tortoise/Sloveniaa) | ||||
Testudo graeca 1 | 18 | 1 | Grippotyphosa | 1000 |
(Spur-thighed Tortoise/Lebanonb) | Pomona | 300 | ||
Lissemys punctata 2 | 9 | 0 | / | / |
(Indian Flap-shelled Turtle/Pakistanb) | ||||
Testudo hermanni 1 | 9 | 4 | Grippotyphosa | 400 |
(Hermann’s Tortoise/Sloveniaa) | Grippotyphosa | 200 | ||
Grippotyphosa | 200 | |||
Grippotyphosa | 50 | |||
Emys orbicularis 2 | 3 | 3 | Tarassovi | 800 |
(European Pond Turtle/Sloveniaa) | Copenhageni | 50 | ||
Tarassovi | 100 | |||
Copenhageni | 50 | |||
Tarassovi | 1600 | |||
Grippotyphosa | 200 | |||
Canicola | 200 | |||
Geochelone radiata 1 | 3 | 0 | / | / |
(Marginated Tortoise/Sloveniaa) | ||||
Testudo horsfieldi 1 | 3 | 0 | / | / |
(Horsfield’s Tortoise /Sloveniaa) | ||||
Trachemys scripta elegans 2 | 1 | 1 | Tarassovi | 200 |
(Red-eared Slider/Sloveniaa) | ||||
Total | 65 | 9 (prevalence 13.8%; 95% CI: 5.4–22.3%) | ||