A serosurvey for infections with Leptospira serovars in pigs from Bali, Indonesia.

Farmers in Bali live in close contact to pigs, a setting which favours transduction of leptospirosis to humans. Since little is known about the prevalence of different Leptosipro (L.) serovars in Bali, a serosurvey was initiated to identify Leptospira serovars predominating in domestic pigs. In 1999, a total of 484 sera from pigs on 138 farms in two geographically distinct provinces of Bali (Gianyar and Tabanan), Indonesia, were collected....