Rickettsia typhi infection in wild rodents from central Spain

When sera from 218 rodents captured in two provinces of central Spain were tested, by indirect immunofluorescence, for antibodies to Rickettsia typhi, 46 (21.1%) were found to be positive, at titres between 1:20 and 1:320. The seropositives included rodents of each of the five species collected: Mus...

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Autores: Lledó García, María Lourdes|||0000-0001-5387-6792, Gegúndez Cámara, María Isabel|||0000-0003-4986-1605, Ruiz, Eva, Rodríguez, Luis, Bacellar, Fatima
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/61271
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/61271
https://dx.doi.org/10.1179/000349803235002344
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Medicina
Medicine
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Sumario:When sera from 218 rodents captured in two provinces of central Spain were tested, by indirect immunofluorescence, for antibodies to Rickettsia typhi, 46 (21.1%) were found to be positive, at titres between 1:20 and 1:320. The seropositives included rodents of each of the five species collected: Mus musculus, Mus spretus, Apodemus sylvaticus, Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus. Rickettsia typhi infection appears to be common and widespread among the rodents of central Spain.