Brazilian Journal of Microbiology | |
Serum antileptospiral agglutinins in freshwater turtles from Southern Brazil | |
Éverton F. Silva2  Núbia Seyffert2  Gustavo M. Cerqueira1  Karl P. Leihs2  Daniel A. Athanazio1  Ana L. S. Valente1  Odir A. Dellagostin1  Claudiomar S. Brod2  | |
[1] ,Universidade Federal de Pelotas Centro de Controle de Zoonoses Pelotas RS ,Brasil | |
关键词: Leptospirosis; Turtles; Agglutinins; Leptospirose; Tartarugas; Aglutininas; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S1517-83822009000200003 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
In this study, we observed the presence of antileptospiral agglutinins in freshwater turtles of two urban lakes of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Forty animals (29 Trachemys dorbigny and 11 Phrynops hilarii) were captured and studied. Attempts to isolate leptospires from blood and urine samples were unsuccessful. Serum samples (titer > 100) reactive to pathogenic strains were observed in 11 animals. These data encourage surveys of pet turtles to evaluate the risk of transmission of pathogenic leptospires to humans.
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