Research Article
Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis among High-Risk Individuals in Morocco
Table 5
Distribution of leptospiral serovars in the various occupational groups with the highest titers as determined by MAT.
| Study site | No | Age | Gender | IgM-ELISA | IgG-ELISA | MAT | Titer | Positivity scale(a) | Serogroup | Titer |
| Meat slaughterhouse | 68 | 51 | M | <200 | + | Icterohemorrhagiae | 50 | 78 | 56 | M | <200 | + | US(b) | 25 | 95 | 37 | M | 200 | 0 | Javanica | 25 | 101 | 58 | M | 200 | + | US | 25 | 112 | 45 | M | 400 | ++ | US | 25 | 116 | 43 | M | 200 | 0 | US | 25 | 123 | 25 | M | 400 | 0 | Panama | 25 | 131 | 45 | M | 400 | 0 | Javanica | 25 | 171 | 53 | M | 400 | 0 | US | 25 |
| Poultry market | 210 | 33 | M | <200 | + | Icterohemorrhagiae | 100 | 239 | 38 | M | 200 | 0 | Australis | 25 | 260 | 55 | M | 200 | +++ | Australis | 50 | 261 | 27 | M | 800 | ++++ | Icterohemorrhagiae | 200 | 264 | 25 | M | <200 | + | US | 25 | 274 | 31 | M | 200 | ++ | Mini | 50 | 279 | 54 | M | <200 | ++ | Icterohemorrhagiae | 50 | 282 | 37 | M | <200 | + | Icterohemorrhagiae | 100 | 291 | 57 | M | 1600 | +++ | Javanica | 25 | 301 | 63 | M | <200 | +++ | US | 25 | 324 | 60 | M | 800 | ++++ | Icterohemorrhagiae | 100 |
| Fish market | 338 | 35 | M | <200 | ++ | Icterohemorrhagiae | 50 | 415 | 73 | M | <200 | + | US | 25 | 425 | 39 | M | <200 | ++ | Sejroe (hardo prajitno) | 50 | 441 | 53 | M | 200 | ++ | Javanica | 25 |
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(a) 0: negative, +: lightly positive, ++: averagely positive, +++: enough positive, ++++: highly positive. (b) US: undetermined serogroup.
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