SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR SURVEY OF Leptospira spp. AMONG CART HORSES FROM AN ENDEMIC AREA OF HUMAN LEPTOSPIROSIS IN CURITIBA, SOUTHERN BRAZIL

Introduction: Cart horses are a re-emerging population employed to carry recyclable material in cities. Methods: Sixty-two horses were sampled in an endemic area of human leptospirosis. The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) were performed. Results: A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Finger, Mariane Angélica, de Barros, Ivan Roque, Leutenegger, Christian, Estrada, Marko, Ullmann, Leila Sabrina, Langoni, Hélio, Kikuti, Mariana, Dornbush, Peterson Triches, Deconto, Ivan, Biondo, Alexander Welker
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2014
Materias:
Leptospirosis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25351539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652014000600003
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Sumario:Introduction: Cart horses are a re-emerging population employed to carry recyclable material in cities. Methods: Sixty-two horses were sampled in an endemic area of human leptospirosis. The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) were performed. Results: A seropositivity of 75.8% with serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae in 80.8% of the horses was observed. Blood and urine were qPCR negative. MAT showed positive correlations with rainfall (p = 0.02) and flooding (p = 0.03). Conclusions: Although horses may be constantly exposed to Leptospira spp. in the environment mostly because of rainfall and flooding, no leptospiremia or leptospiruria were observed in this study.

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