Seroprevalence of Leptospiral Antibodies in Canine Population in and around Namakkal

Table 1

Estimate of dog population at risk and number of sera samples per 10,000 dogs at risk population for each region of Namakkal district from a survey of MAT titres to leptospires, total: 18, 39,791.

Place	No. of sampled	Estimated population at risk	No. of sampled per 10,000 population
Vaccinated
Erumaipatti	39	4200	92.8
Mohanur	31	3600	86.1
Namagiripet	35	2800	125.0
Namakkal town	56	6000	93.3
Puduchatram	27	2400	112.5
Rasipuram	45	5000	90.0
Sendamangalam	25	2000	125.0
Vennandur	26	1700	152.9
Total	284	27,700	102.5
Unvaccinated
Erumaipatti	21	1100	190.9
Mohanur	19	1400	135.7
Namagiripet	21	1500	140.0
Namakkal town	32	2200	145.4
Puduchatram	19	1000	190.0
Rasipuram	26	1800	144.4
Sendamangalam	18	1200	150.0
Vennandur	20	800	250.0
Total	176	11,000	160.0

Population at risk data obtained from Veterinary Dispensaries and Regional Animal Disease Intelligence Unit Survey (2001).