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. 2013 Sep 10;55(1):65. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-55-65

Table 2.

Specific antibodies against pathogen serovars of Leptospira interrogans sensu stricto in 16 different lizard species

Scientific name
(Common name/Origin)
N (tested) N (positive) Serovar Titre rate 1:
Uromastyx hardwickii1
114
6
Tarassovi
200
(Hardwick’s Spiny-tailed Lizard/Sloveniaa)
Copenhageni
50
Grippotyphosa
200
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
100
Eublepharis macularius2
25
10
Tarassovi
200
(Leopard Gecko/Pakistanb)
Australis
200
Grippotyphosa
50
Tarassovi
200
Canicola
200
Grippotyphosa
50
Tarassovi
200
Canicola
200
Grippotyphosa
50
Tarassovi
200
Canicola
200
Grippotyphosa
50
Tarassovi
200
Canicola
200
Grippotyphosa
50
Grippotyphosa
200
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
50
Grippotyphosa
50
Gekko gecko2
15
0
/
/
(Tokay Gecko/Pakistanb)
Uromastyx dispar1
13
8
Grippotyphosa
200
(Sudan Spiny-tailed Lizard/Malib)
Tarassovi
50
Australis
50
Grippotyphosa
300
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
100
Grippotyphosa
100
Iguana iguana1
9
2
Hardjo
1000
(Green Iguana/EU countriesb)
Tarassovi
300
Varanus bengalensis3
8
0
/
/
(Bengal Monitor/Sloveniaa)
Varanus niloticus3
6
0
/
/
(Nile Monitor/Sloveniaa)
Uromastyx aegyptia1
5
0
/
/
(Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard /Sloveniaa)
Basiliscus plumifrons4
3
3
Grippotyphosa
200
(Green Basilisk/EU countriesb)
Grippotyphosa
50
Grippotyphosa
50
Corucia zebrata1
3
0
/
/
(Solomon Islands Skink/ Solomon Islandsb)
Pogona vitticeps1
3
0
/
/
(Bearded Dragon/EU countriesb)
Varanus flavescens3
2
0
/
/
(Yellow Monitor/Sloveniaa)
Laudakia melanura2
1
1
Grippotyphosa
100
(Black Agama/Pakistanb)
Chamaeleo calyptratus2
1
0
/
/
(Veiled Chameleon/Sloveniaa)
Teratoscincus scincus2
1
1
Grippotyphosa
50
(Common Wonder Gecko/Pakistanb)
Varanus indicus3
1
0
/
/
(Mangrove Monitor/ Solomon Islandsb)
Total 210 31 (prevalence 14.8%; 95% CI: 10.0–19.6%)

aOriginated from Slovenia–species from breeding farms–F1 and F2 generation.

bLizards were imported from reptile farms.

1Herbivores, 2Insectivores, 3Carnivores, 4Omnivores.