Seroreactivity against spp. differs between community cats and privately-owned cats in Hong Kong.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease of major One Health significance and public health impact globally, with a wide host range including mammals, cetaceans and herpetofauna. This study aimed to determine seroprevalence, risk factors for seroreactivity and prevalence of urinary shedding among domestic cats in Hong Kong. Microagglutination testing of 22 serovars from 20 serogroups was performed on 738 sera from outdoor free-roaming "community" cats ( = 391) and privately-owned ( = 347) cats.