Antigenic and molecular evidence of Brucella sp.-associated epididymo-orchitis in frugivorous (Artibeus lituratus) and nectarivorous (Glossophaga soricina) bats in Brazil

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Veterinary Science

Renato L. Santos¹  Laice A. Silva¹  Thaynara P. Carvalho¹  Larissa G. A. Moreira¹  Daniele C. O. Freitas¹  Camila G. Torquetti¹  Clarissa H. Santana¹  Monique F. S. Souza¹  Tatiane A. Paixão²  Tatiana R. Jesus³  Julia R. Thompson³  Daniela C. O. Rosa³ 

[1] Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil;Departamento de Patologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil;Sete Soluções e Tecnologia Ambiental, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil;

关键词: Brucella;    brucellosis;    epididymitis;    orchitis;    bats;    Artibeus lituratus;    Glossophaga soricina;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fvets.2023.1235299

 received in 2023-06-06, accepted in 2023-07-18,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study included 47 free-ranging bats from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Six bats (12.8%) had genital inflammatory lesions, and two of them (one Artibeus lituratus and one Glossophaga soricina, a frugivorous and a nectarivorous, respectively) were diagnosed with Brucella sp. infection through PCR, and antigens in intralesional macrophages were detected using immunohistochemistry.

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