Detection of antibodies against Leptospira spp in free-living marsupials caught in the Eastern Amazon

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Serological surveys are important to assess the health status of wild animals. In this study, antibodies against Leptospira spp, causal agents of leptospirosis, were detected in free-living marsupials in the State of Pará, Brazil. METHODS: Nineteen blood samples collected from marsupials in the municipalities of Peixe-Boi, Viseu, and Castanhal were subjected to microscopic agglutination tests. RESULTS: In total, 36.8% (7/19) of samples were positive, and two exhibited co-agglutination. The most frequent serovars were Icterohaemorrhagiae (60%; 3/5), Panama (20%; 1/5), and Nupezo (20%; 1/5). CONCLUSIONS: Anti-Leptospira spp antibodies currently circulate in free-living marsupials in Northeastern Pará.

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Main Authors:	Mesquita,Gleiciane Schupp de Sena, Rocha,Katarine de Souza, Monteiro,Thamillys Rayssa Marques, Rosário,Marcely Karen Santos do, Baia,Ianny Watuzy Monteiro, Pereira,Helyanne de Sousa, Cerqueira,Valiria Duarte, Moraes,Carla Cristina Guimarães de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2018
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000300368
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