Leptospira interrogans serovar Bratislava has emerged as a major pig maintained infection worldwide (Ellis, 1992) responsible for serious economic loss. Infections can result in:

Diagnosis of Leptospirosis in pigs is extremely difficult, and is usually based on serology using the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) which has a low sensitivity for detecting past or current infection (Ellis et al, 1986 a & b). Leptospires persist in the kidneys and genital tracts of carrier swine and are excreted in urine and genital fluids, enabling transmission to other animals and posing a major occupational risk to human health. Linnodee has developed a highly sensitive competitive ELISA which incorporates a monoclonal antibody specific to serovar Bratislava. Ideal for herd screening, the test can detect infected animals and carrier swine.

Assay Performance Data
% Sensitivity	96.1
% Specificity	93.8
Kappa Index	0.89

Porcine Kits Available

Product code	Description	No of tests/kit
LPLK03	Linnodee Porcine Leptospira Bratislava ELISA (solid kit)	5 x 96 well solid plates
LPLSK08	Linnodee Porcine Leptospira Bratislava ELISA (strip kit)	2 x 96 well strip plates