Epidemiology and Control of L. Hardjo in the Netherlands

Authors

  • P. Franken Veterinary Health Service Centre, Postbus 10, 6880 BD Velp, The Netherlands
  • L. van Wuijckhuise Veterinary Health Service Centre, Postbus 10, 6880 BD Velp, The Netherlands
  • E. G. Hartman Veterinary Health Service Centre, Postbus 10, 6880 BD Velp, The Netherlands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19926633

Keywords:

Leptospira hardjo, bulk milk monitoring, infection status, control program

Abstract

In 1984 infections with Leptospira hardjo were first detected in dairy cattle and man in the Netherlands. In 1988 a program to  monitor the infection status of dairy farms was started.
Presented are our experiences with:
- bulk milk monitoring of L. hardjo
- the origin of detected new infections on farms
- an experimental control program

Cover image of the Third Volume of the 25th Conference Proceedings: An earl-morning photo of farmland. A small farm is nestled among rolling hills, fields stretching across a curving road that disappears between dark green trees. The barn is a cheery red color with a tin roof. Beneath the photo is the a statement of the conference's theme in white italics: Challenges of the Bovine Industry in the Twenty-First Century. Deep red background.

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Published

1992-08-31

Issue

1992: Volume 3

Section

Epidemiology