Detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive South American river turtles, Podocnemis expansa

Detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive South American river turtles, Podocnemis expansa

ABSTRACT Leptospirosis is a zoonosis transmitted by contact with infected urine or water contaminated with the agent. Searches for Leptospira spp. in reptiles are scarce although most species have contact with aquatic environments. We evaluated the presence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in Podocnemis expansa housed at the Amazonian Zoobotanical Garden, in Belém, Pará state, Brazil. We analyzed 74 serum samples through the microscopic agglutination test using 31 live antigens from different Leptospira spp. serogroups. Thirty samples (40.5%) were positive against Leptospira spp., with titrations between 100 and 3,200 for one or more serogroups. The Hebdomadis serogroup was the most prevalent, with 26 (87%) out of the 30 positive samples, followed by Djasiman, with two (7%) and Celledoni and Bataviae with one (3%) sample each. The detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in P. expansa suggests that the aquatic environment is a transmission route for this pathogen among chelonians.

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Main Authors: SOUZA ROCHA,Katarine de, MONTEIRO,Louysse Helene, SANTOS MIRANDA,Juliana Maria, MONTEIRO BAIA,Ianny Watuzy, MARQUES MONTEIRO,Thamillys Rayssa, SCHUPP DE SENA MESQUITA,Gleiciane, ROCHA ALBUQUERQUE,Mirian da, THIEMY YOKOKURA,Layna, CASTANHEIRA PIMENTA,Gabriela, TEIXEIRA GOMES,Maria Érika, MARQUES BARROZO,Pedro Henrique, CARVALHO DE CASTRO,Danniel, ABENSUR VIEIRA,André Luiz, EGUCHI MESQUITA,Ellen Yasmin, GUIMARÃES DE MORAES,Carla Cristina
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Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2020
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spelling oai:scielo:S0044-596720200002001152020-06-15Detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive South American river turtles, Podocnemis expansaSOUZA ROCHA,Katarine deMONTEIRO,Louysse HeleneSANTOS MIRANDA,Juliana MariaMONTEIRO BAIA,Ianny WatuzyMARQUES MONTEIRO,Thamillys RayssaSCHUPP DE SENA MESQUITA,GleicianeROCHA ALBUQUERQUE,Mirian daTHIEMY YOKOKURA,LaynaCASTANHEIRA PIMENTA,GabrielaTEIXEIRA GOMES,Maria ÉrikaMARQUES BARROZO,Pedro HenriqueCARVALHO DE CASTRO,DannielABENSUR VIEIRA,André LuizEGUCHI MESQUITA,Ellen YasminGUIMARÃES DE MORAES,Carla Cristina chelonians microscopic agglutination test Hebdomadis Djasiman Celledoni Bataviae ABSTRACT Leptospirosis is a zoonosis transmitted by contact with infected urine or water contaminated with the agent. Searches for Leptospira spp. in reptiles are scarce although most species have contact with aquatic environments. We evaluated the presence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in Podocnemis expansa housed at the Amazonian Zoobotanical Garden, in Belém, Pará state, Brazil. We analyzed 74 serum samples through the microscopic agglutination test using 31 live antigens from different Leptospira spp. serogroups. Thirty samples (40.5%) were positive against Leptospira spp., with titrations between 100 and 3,200 for one or more serogroups. The Hebdomadis serogroup was the most prevalent, with 26 (87%) out of the 30 positive samples, followed by Djasiman, with two (7%) and Celledoni and Bataviae with one (3%) sample each. The detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in P. expansa suggests that the aquatic environment is a transmission route for this pathogen among chelonians.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaActa Amazonica v.50 n.2 20202020-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672020000200115en10.1590/1809-4392201901601
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MONTEIRO,Louysse Helene
SANTOS MIRANDA,Juliana Maria
MONTEIRO BAIA,Ianny Watuzy
MARQUES MONTEIRO,Thamillys Rayssa
SCHUPP DE SENA MESQUITA,Gleiciane
ROCHA ALBUQUERQUE,Mirian da
THIEMY YOKOKURA,Layna
CASTANHEIRA PIMENTA,Gabriela
TEIXEIRA GOMES,Maria Érika
MARQUES BARROZO,Pedro Henrique
CARVALHO DE CASTRO,Danniel
ABENSUR VIEIRA,André Luiz
EGUCHI MESQUITA,Ellen Yasmin
GUIMARÃES DE MORAES,Carla Cristina
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MONTEIRO,Louysse Helene
SANTOS MIRANDA,Juliana Maria
MONTEIRO BAIA,Ianny Watuzy
MARQUES MONTEIRO,Thamillys Rayssa
SCHUPP DE SENA MESQUITA,Gleiciane
ROCHA ALBUQUERQUE,Mirian da
THIEMY YOKOKURA,Layna
CASTANHEIRA PIMENTA,Gabriela
TEIXEIRA GOMES,Maria Érika
MARQUES BARROZO,Pedro Henrique
CARVALHO DE CASTRO,Danniel
ABENSUR VIEIRA,André Luiz
EGUCHI MESQUITA,Ellen Yasmin
GUIMARÃES DE MORAES,Carla Cristina
Detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive South American river turtles, Podocnemis expansa
author_facet SOUZA ROCHA,Katarine de
MONTEIRO,Louysse Helene
SANTOS MIRANDA,Juliana Maria
MONTEIRO BAIA,Ianny Watuzy
MARQUES MONTEIRO,Thamillys Rayssa
SCHUPP DE SENA MESQUITA,Gleiciane
ROCHA ALBUQUERQUE,Mirian da
THIEMY YOKOKURA,Layna
CASTANHEIRA PIMENTA,Gabriela
TEIXEIRA GOMES,Maria Érika
MARQUES BARROZO,Pedro Henrique
CARVALHO DE CASTRO,Danniel
ABENSUR VIEIRA,André Luiz
EGUCHI MESQUITA,Ellen Yasmin
GUIMARÃES DE MORAES,Carla Cristina
author_sort SOUZA ROCHA,Katarine de
title Detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive South American river turtles, Podocnemis expansa
title_short Detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive South American river turtles, Podocnemis expansa
title_full Detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive South American river turtles, Podocnemis expansa
title_fullStr Detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive South American river turtles, Podocnemis expansa
title_full_unstemmed Detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive South American river turtles, Podocnemis expansa
title_sort detection of anti-leptospira spp. agglutinins in captive south american river turtles, podocnemis expansa
description ABSTRACT Leptospirosis is a zoonosis transmitted by contact with infected urine or water contaminated with the agent. Searches for Leptospira spp. in reptiles are scarce although most species have contact with aquatic environments. We evaluated the presence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in Podocnemis expansa housed at the Amazonian Zoobotanical Garden, in Belém, Pará state, Brazil. We analyzed 74 serum samples through the microscopic agglutination test using 31 live antigens from different Leptospira spp. serogroups. Thirty samples (40.5%) were positive against Leptospira spp., with titrations between 100 and 3,200 for one or more serogroups. The Hebdomadis serogroup was the most prevalent, with 26 (87%) out of the 30 positive samples, followed by Djasiman, with two (7%) and Celledoni and Bataviae with one (3%) sample each. The detection of anti-Leptospira spp. agglutinins in P. expansa suggests that the aquatic environment is a transmission route for this pathogen among chelonians.
publisher Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
publishDate 2020
url http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672020000200115
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