First study of Seoul virus (SEOV) in urban rodents from newly urbanized areas of Gran La Plata, Argentina

Alterations of ecosystems have deep effects on the distribution of parasites. Big cities of Argentina present structural features that favor the presence of synanthropic species, acting as source of zoonotic diseases, for example in urban rodents: the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and the black rat...

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Autores principales: Fitte, Bruno, Brignone, Julia, Sen, Carina, Robles, María del Rosario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9871064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36549650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2022.102730
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Brignone, Julia
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Robles, María del Rosario
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description Alterations of ecosystems have deep effects on the distribution of parasites. Big cities of Argentina present structural features that favor the presence of synanthropic species, acting as source of zoonotic diseases, for example in urban rodents: the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and the black rat (R. rattus). One of the important zoonotic pathogens related are the RNA virus Hantavirus, with high prevalence rates in South America. The aim of this study was to explore and identify the presence of Hantavirus in urban rodents from Gran La Plata, Argentina. The presence of anti-hantavirus IgG antibodies was determined by the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Six samples turned out positive for Seoul virus (SEOV, p = 14.3%). These are the first records of SEOV in urban rodents in Gran La Plata. It represents the first report in R. rattus in Argentina, and in America. This situation underscores the inequality and historical forgetfulness of a portion of society, calling for urgent action to be taken in this regard.
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spelling pubmed-98710642023-01-25 First study of Seoul virus (SEOV) in urban rodents from newly urbanized areas of Gran La Plata, Argentina Fitte, Bruno Brignone, Julia Sen, Carina Robles, María del Rosario Braz J Infect Dis Brief Communication Alterations of ecosystems have deep effects on the distribution of parasites. Big cities of Argentina present structural features that favor the presence of synanthropic species, acting as source of zoonotic diseases, for example in urban rodents: the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and the black rat (R. rattus). One of the important zoonotic pathogens related are the RNA virus Hantavirus, with high prevalence rates in South America. The aim of this study was to explore and identify the presence of Hantavirus in urban rodents from Gran La Plata, Argentina. The presence of anti-hantavirus IgG antibodies was determined by the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Six samples turned out positive for Seoul virus (SEOV, p = 14.3%). These are the first records of SEOV in urban rodents in Gran La Plata. It represents the first report in R. rattus in Argentina, and in America. This situation underscores the inequality and historical forgetfulness of a portion of society, calling for urgent action to be taken in this regard. Elsevier 2022-12-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9871064/ /pubmed/36549650 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2022.102730 Text en © 2022 Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. on behalf of Sociedade Brasileira de Infectologia. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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