First isolates of Leptospira spp., from rodents captured in Angola
Rodents play an important role in the transmission of pathogenic Leptospira spp. However, in Angola, neither the natural reservoirs of these spirochetes nor leptospirosis diagnosis has been considered. Regarding this gap, we captured rodents in Luanda and Huambo provinces to identify circulating Lep...
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ftnewulisboa:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/37188 2023-05-15T18:05:13+02:00 First isolates of Leptospira spp., from rodents captured in Angola Fortes-Gabriel, Elsa Carreira, Teresa Vieira, Maria Luísa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT) Vector borne diseases and pathogens (VBD) Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM) 2016-05-01 4 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84966661204&partnerID=8YFLogxK https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0027 eng eng 0002-9637 PURE: 2450693 PURE UUID: b348142a-dc75-4383-ba4f-ede4fb6ffd62 Scopus: 84966661204 PubMed: 26928840 ORCID: /0000-0002-8586-5534/work/43462483 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84966661204&partnerID=8YFLogxK https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0027 openAccess Parasitology Infectious Diseases Virology SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being article 2016 ftnewulisboa https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0027 2022-05-01T14:06:00Z Rodents play an important role in the transmission of pathogenic Leptospira spp. However, in Angola, neither the natural reservoirs of these spirochetes nor leptospirosis diagnosis has been considered. Regarding this gap, we captured rodents in Luanda and Huambo provinces to identify circulating Leptospira spp. Rodent kidney tissue was cultured and DNA amplified and sequenced. Culture isolates were evaluated for pathogenic status and typing with rabbit antisera; polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing were also performed. A total of 37 rodents were captured: Rattus rattus (15, 40.5%), Rattus norvegicus (9, 24.3%), and Mus musculus (13, 35.2%). Leptospiral DNA was amplified in eight (21.6%) kidney samples. From the cultures, we obtained four (10.8%) Leptospira isolates belonging to the Icterohaemorrhagiae and Ballum serogroups of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii genospecies, respectively. This study provides information about circulating leptospires spread by rats and mice in Angola. publishersversion published Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Repositório da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL) The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 94 5 955 958 |
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Rodents play an important role in the transmission of pathogenic Leptospira spp. However, in Angola, neither the natural reservoirs of these spirochetes nor leptospirosis diagnosis has been considered. Regarding this gap, we captured rodents in Luanda and Huambo provinces to identify circulating Leptospira spp. Rodent kidney tissue was cultured and DNA amplified and sequenced. Culture isolates were evaluated for pathogenic status and typing with rabbit antisera; polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing were also performed. A total of 37 rodents were captured: Rattus rattus (15, 40.5%), Rattus norvegicus (9, 24.3%), and Mus musculus (13, 35.2%). Leptospiral DNA was amplified in eight (21.6%) kidney samples. From the cultures, we obtained four (10.8%) Leptospira isolates belonging to the Icterohaemorrhagiae and Ballum serogroups of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii genospecies, respectively. This study provides information about circulating leptospires spread by rats and mice in Angola. publishersversion published |
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First isolates of Leptospira spp., from rodents captured in Angola |
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First isolates of Leptospira spp., from rodents captured in Angola |
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First isolates of Leptospira spp., from rodents captured in Angola |
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First isolates of Leptospira spp., from rodents captured in Angola |
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First isolates of Leptospira spp., from rodents captured in Angola |
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first isolates of leptospira spp., from rodents captured in angola |
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