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  • Title: Detection of antibodies against Leptospira spp in free-living marsupials caught in the Eastern Amazon.
    Author: Mesquita GSS, Rocha KS, Monteiro TRM, Rosário MKSD, Baia IWM, Pereira HS, Cerqueira VD, Moraes CCG.
    Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop; 2018; 51(3):368-371. PubMed ID: 29972571.
    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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