The features of epizootic situation on leptospirosis in Yakutia

The aim and objective of the research are to assess epizootic situation of leptospirosis of animals in Yakutia, the conditions for the formation of territories and high-risk groups with the determination of etiological structure of leptospirosis serogroups circulating in the region. The objects of the study were the cattle and small cattle, Yakutian horses and pigs. The assessment of epizootic situation on animal leptospirosis was based on the data from veterinary statistical reports of the Veterinary Department of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) from 2003-2018, laboratory tests using PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) and MAR (microagglutination) were performed on the basis of the State Budget Institution "Yakutian Republican Veterinary Testing Laboratory". It was established that leptospirosis in Yakutia had been widespread. During this period, 247 dysfunctional sites with animal leptospirosis were found. The largest numbers of dysfunctional sites were registered among horses (62...