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MCAT-positive and-doubtful sera were further tested by microscopic agglutination test (MAT) against 16 reference serovars of<jats:italic>Leptospira interrogans<\/jats:italic>. and the antibody titres determined. In MCAT, 34 sera were positive and 22 were doubtful. Among those positive and doubtful sera. 33 and 20. respectively were tested by MAT. Thirty-four out of 53 MCAT-screened samples were MAT-positive. The titres ranged from 20 to 1600 with antibodies to serovars<jats:italic>copenhageni, australis, cynopteri<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>icterohaemorrhagiae<\/jats:italic>being the most prevalent. Eleven MCAT-positive samples failed to react with any strains used by MAT, suggesting the presence of new or untested serovars. Among the MAT-positive samples, the presence of antibody against two or more serovars was more common than that of a single serovar. 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