Detection of Rickettsia felis in Wild Mammals from Three Municipalities in Yucatan, Mexico

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作者：
Jesús Alonso Panti-May
Marco Torres-Castro
Silvia Hernández-Betancourt
Karla Dzul-Rosado
Jorge Zavala-Castro
Karina López-Avila
Raúl Tello-Martín
机构：
[1] PIMVS Tumben Kuxtal A.C.,Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia
[2] Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán,Laboratorio de Enfermedades Emergentes y Re
[3] Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán,emergentes, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi”
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EcoHealth | 2015年 / 12卷
关键词：
rodent; opossum; Yucatan; reservoir;
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摘要：
The aim of this study was to provide information of the occurrence of Rickettsia felis in wild mammals from three municipalities in Yucatan, Mexico. The reactivity of rodent serum to Rickettsia antigens was detected in 80.9% (17 of 21) samples using immunofluorescence assay. Polymerase chain reaction identified rickettsial DNA in spleens of 43.5% (10 of 23) rodents and 57.1% (4 of 7) opossums. The identification of the rickettsial DNA was confirmed as R. felis by restriction fragment length polymorphism and DNA sequencing. This study comprises the first report of R. felis detection in wild mammals in Yucatan.
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