Voltar
Artigo Acesso aberto Produção Nacional Revisado por pares
BIBTEX RIS

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

2018; Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine; Volume: 51; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0037-8682-0236-2017

ISSN

1678-9849

Autores

Gleiciane Schupp de Sena Mesquita, Katarine de Souza Rocha, Thamillys Rayssa Marques Monteiro, Marcely Karen Santos do Rosário, Ianny Watuzy Monteiro Baia, Helyanne de Sousa Pereira, Valíria Duarte Cerqueira, Carla Cristina Guimarães de Moraes,

Tópico(s)

Leptospirosis research and findings

Resumo

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.Nineteen blood samples collected from marsupials in the municipalities of Peixe-Boi, Viseu, and Castanhal were subjected to microscopic agglutination tests.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).Anti-Leptospira spp antibodies currently circulate in free-living marsupials in Northeastern Pará.

Referência(s)