Leptospira interrogans infection in tegu lizard (Tupinambis merianae), Brazil

We used 12 tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae) from northeastern Brazil, and we reported nine (75%) Leptospira sp. PCR-positive animals and six (50%) seropositive. Leptospira sp. DNA sequencing revealed 99% similarity with L. interrogans. Our findings indicated that this species may play a role in th...

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Autores: Fernandes, Juciê Jales, Pinheiro, Tiago Junior, Costa, Diego Figueiredo, Araújo Júnior, João Pessoa [UNESP], Malossi, Camila Dantas [UNESP], Ullmann, Leila Sabrina [UNESP], Silva, Maria Luana Cristiny Rodrigues, Azevedo, Sérgio Santos, Alves, Clebert José, Higino, Severino Silvano Dos Santos
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/205622
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20200424
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/205622
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Leptospirosis
Reptiles
Semiarid
Wild hosts
Descrição
Resumo:We used 12 tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae) from northeastern Brazil, and we reported nine (75%) Leptospira sp. PCR-positive animals and six (50%) seropositive. Leptospira sp. DNA sequencing revealed 99% similarity with L. interrogans. Our findings indicated that this species may play a role in the transmission of human leptospirosis.

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