Seroprevalence of Leptospira in animals: potential reservoirs for humans in Peru – a scoping review
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution and great public health importance, with animals as the main reservoirs for humans. The objective was to conduct a systematic search of all available information on pathogenic serogroups of Leptospira spp. in different animal species in P...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Perú |
| Recursos: | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/28573 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/28573 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Leptospira spp serogroup animals MAT Peru serogrupo animales Perú |
| Resumo: | Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution and great public health importance, with animals as the main reservoirs for humans. The objective was to conduct a systematic search of all available information on pathogenic serogroups of Leptospira spp. in different animal species in Peru, during the period 2003 to 2023. Six databases were included: «PubMed», «SciELO», «Cybertesis», «RENATI», «Google Scholar» and «Web of Science». Thirty-five studies were obtained, including theses and scientific publications, mainly conducted in Lima (24.39%, n=10) and Piura (12.2%, n=5). The studies most frequently included dogs (34.28%, n=12), wild animals (28.57%, n=10), and South American camelids (17.14%, n=6). The main serogroups identified were Icterohaemorrhagiae, Canicola, Pomona, and Iquitos. Despite the diversity found, no uniform cutoff point for determining seropositivity was found, ranging from 1:50 to 1:400. The findings demonstrate a low frequency of studies in regions outside of Lima, which is more frequent in dogs compared to other animal species. |
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