The Prevalence of Leptospira antibodies among dog handlers in Jos South and Kanke L.G.As, Plateau State
Dangari, M., Ramnan, K., Abiayi, E., Okolo, M., Abdulmalik, U., Gwan, I., Nkup, J., Mzungu, I., Egah, D. (2025). The Prevalence of Leptospira antibodies among dog handlers in Jos South and Kanke L.G.As, Plateau State. EKB Journal Management System, (), -. doi: 10.21608/mid.2025.339050.2365
Mark Ahmed Dangari; Katnap Selvyat Ramnan; Elmina Abiba Abiayi; Mark Ojogba Okolo; Umaru Abdulmalik; Isaac Joseph Gwan; Jude Yunzoom Nkup; Ignatius Mzungu; Daniel Zanyu Egah. "The Prevalence of Leptospira antibodies among dog handlers in Jos South and Kanke L.G.As, Plateau State". EKB Journal Management System, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.21608/mid.2025.339050.2365
Dangari, M., Ramnan, K., Abiayi, E., Okolo, M., Abdulmalik, U., Gwan, I., Nkup, J., Mzungu, I., Egah, D. (2025). 'The Prevalence of Leptospira antibodies among dog handlers in Jos South and Kanke L.G.As, Plateau State', EKB Journal Management System, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/mid.2025.339050.2365
Dangari, M., Ramnan, K., Abiayi, E., Okolo, M., Abdulmalik, U., Gwan, I., Nkup, J., Mzungu, I., Egah, D. The Prevalence of Leptospira antibodies among dog handlers in Jos South and Kanke L.G.As, Plateau State. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.21608/mid.2025.339050.2365

The Prevalence of Leptospira antibodies among dog handlers in Jos South and Kanke L.G.As, Plateau State

Microbes and Infectious Diseases
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 November 2025
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mid.2025.339050.2365
Authors
Mark Ahmed Dangari* 1; Katnap Selvyat Ramnan2; Elmina Abiba Abiayi3; Mark Ojogba Okolo4; Umaru Abdulmalik5; Isaac Joseph Gwan6; Jude Yunzoom Nkup7; Ignatius Mzungu5; Daniel Zanyu Egah4
1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria.
2Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria
3National Veterinary Research Institute Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria
4Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Collage of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau State
5Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Federal University Dutsin-MA, Katsina State, Nigeria.
6Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Computing, Karl Kumm University Vom, Plateau State.
7Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Abstract
Background: Leptospirosis is a ubiquitous bacterial zoonosis with a worldwide occurrence but more common in tropical countries. It is cause by spirochete of the genus Leptospira and presents with non-specific symptoms. Aim: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of Leptospira antibodies among dog handlers and the distribution of Leptospira serovars in Jos south and Kanke LGAs. Methods: Single serum titer was employed to demonstrate the prevalence and distribution of Leptospira serovars among dog handlers using the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Serum samples collected from 143 participants were reacted with antigen panel of Leptospiral serovars and agglutination of 80-100% was considered a reaction for the tested serovar, a recent or current exposure was define as 50% agglutination at a titer ≥160. Results: A total of 77(53.8%) were reactive for the screening test and 36(25.2%) shows titer values for current or recent exposure. The distribution of serovars include L. grippotyphosa 15(10.49%), L. australis 7(4.90%), L. Pomona 7(4.90%), L. tarassovi 5(3.50%) and L. canicola 2(1.40%). Conclusion: Conclusively, all the five tested serovars showed the evidence of a recent or current exposure among dog handlers with the overall prevalence of 25.2%. The serovar distribution was significantly higher in Jos South (61.1%) than Kanke LGA (38.9%) (p-value 0.01).
Keywords
Leptospirosis; Serovars; MAT; Exposure
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