Serosurvey of Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in rats captured from two zoos in Southern Brazil

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作者：
Pellizzaro, Maysa [1 ]
Conrado, Francisco de Oliveira [2 ]
Martins, Camila Marinelli [3 ]
Joaquim, Samea Fernandes [1 ]
Ferreira, Fernando [3 ]
Langoni, Helio [4 ]
Biondo, Alexander Welker [5 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Programa Posgrad Med Vet, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Parana, Programa Posgrad Biol Celular, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Dept Higiene Vet & Saude Publ, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
[5] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Med Vet, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
来源：
REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL | 2017年 / 50卷 / 06期
关键词：
Norway rat; Leptospirosis; Toxoplasmosis; NORWAY RATS; RATTUS-NORVEGICUS; INFECTION;
D O I：
10.1590/0037-8682-0138-2017
中图分类号：
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要：
Introduction: Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are zoonotic reservoirs for Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii, and influence diseases in urban areas. Methods: Free-ranging and laboratory-raised rats from two zoos in southern Brazil were tested for Leptospira spp. and T. gondii using microscopic agglutination and modified agglutination tests, respectively. Results: Overall, 25.6% and 4.6% free-ranging rats tested positive for Leptospira spp. and T. gondii, respectively, with co-seropositivity occurring in two animals. For laboratory-raised rats, 20% tested positive for Leptospira spp. Also, Leptospira biflexa serovar Patoc and Leptospira noguchii serovar Panama were found. Conclusions: Serosurveys can show the environmental prevalence of zoonotic pathogens.
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