Abstract:
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis
of constant importance as causative
microbial agent, maintained by subclinical
infections in wild and domestic animals.
Currently, for active immunization in dogs
is used an inactivated vaccine, produced by
specialized companies in different countries.
The vast majority are polyvalent vaccines,
which include the two leptospire serovars
(Leptospira canicola and Leptospira
icterohaemorhagiae) and viral antigens for
prevention of infectious hepatitis Rubarht,
Carré's disease, coronavirus and
parainfluence. Specific immunity induced
by this inactivated vaccine, is active,
individual, installs in 10 to 21 days after
administration, lasting a variable time (4-6
months) and never causes a 100%
protection. This paper aims to investigate
how this immune response in carnivores and
its protection.
