Detection of antibodies against Leptospira spp in free-living marsupials caught in the Eastern Amazon

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Revista

Rocha, Katarine de Souza¹  Mesquita, Gleiciane Schupp de Sena² 

[1] Agência de Defesa Agropecuária do Estado do Pará, Inhangapi, Brazil;Universidade Federal do Pará, Castanhal, Brazil

关键词: Didelphidae;    Wild animals;    Microscopic agglutination test.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0236-2017

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION:Serological surveys are important to assess the health status of wild animals. In this study, antibodies against Leptospira spp, causal agents of leptospirosis, were detected in free-living marsupials in the State of Pará, Brazil.METHODS:Nineteen blood samples collected from marsupials in the municipalities of Peixe-Boi, Viseu, and Castanhal were subjected to microscopic agglutination tests.RESULTS:In total, 36.8% (7/19) of samples were positive, and two exhibited co-agglutination. The most frequent serovars were Icterohaemorrhagiae (60%; 3/5), Panama (20%; 1/5), and Nupezo (20%; 1/5).CONCLUSIONS:Anti-Leptospira spp antibodies currently circulate in free-living marsupials in Northeastern Pará.

【 授权许可】

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