The Contribution of Bats to Leptospirosis Transmission in Sao Paulo City, Brazil

被引：45

作者：

Franco Bessa, Thirsa Alvares ^{[2
]}

Spichler, Anne ^{[3
]}

Berardis Chapola, Erica G. ^{[2
]}

Husch, Alfred Christian ^{[2
]}

de Almeida, Marilene Fernandes ^{[2
]}

Sodre, Miriam Martos ^{[2
]}

Mouriz Savani, Elisa S. M. ^{[2
]}

Veiga Sacramento, Debora R. ^{[4
]}

Vinetz, Joseph M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Div Infect Dis, Dept Med, Palade Labs, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[2] Sao Paulo City CCVISA SMS PMSR, Zoonosis Control Ctr Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

[3] Inst Infectol Emilio Ribas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

[4] Genom Engn Mol, Sao Paulo, Brazil

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2010年 / 82卷 / 02期

基金：

巴西圣保罗研究基金会;

关键词：

FLYING FOXES; DIVERSITY;

D O I：

10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0227

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The biodiversity of potential leptospiral reservoir hosts is lower ill urban than in rural environments. Previous data indicate the potential for bats to act as carriers of Leptospira in regions Such as the Amazon Of South America and in Australia. Yet, little is known about the contribution of bats to leptospirosis in urban environments ill South America. This Study aimed to test the hypothesis that bats infected with Leptospira are Sources of leptospirosis transmission to humans in Sao Paulo City, Brazil. Six of 343 bats caught in different districts within the city of Sao Paulo (182 insectivorous, 161 frugivorous or nectarivorous) were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for pathogenic Leptospira; no seropositive bats were found. That few renal carriers of Leptospira were found in the city of Sao Paulo Suggests that bats are not important in the transmission of leptospirosis to humans in this, and possibly other Urban settings.

引用

页码：315 / 317

页数：3

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