A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
The house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) are reservoir hosts for zoonotic pathogens, several of which cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Studies of the prevalence of these NTD-causing zoonotic pathogens, in house mice and black rats from tropical residential areas are...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6231242 2023-05-15T18:05:22+02:00 A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico PANTI-MAY, J. A. DE ANDRADE, R. R. C. GURUBEL-GONZÁLEZ, Y. PALOMO-ARJONA, E. SODÁ-TAMAYO, L. MEZA-SULÚ, J. RAMÍREZ-SIERRA, M. DUMONTEIL, E. VIDAL-MARTÍNEZ, V. M. MACHAÍN-WILLIAMS, C. DE OLIVEIRA, D. REIS, M. G. TORRES-CASTRO, M. A. ROBLES, M. R. HERNÁNDEZ-BETANCOURT, S. F. COSTA, F. 2017-07-10 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6231242/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28689507 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817001352 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6231242/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28689507 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817001352 Article Text 2017 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817001352 2018-11-18T02:17:05Z The house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) are reservoir hosts for zoonotic pathogens, several of which cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Studies of the prevalence of these NTD-causing zoonotic pathogens, in house mice and black rats from tropical residential areas are scarce. Three hundred and two house mice and 161 black rats were trapped in 2013 from two urban neighbourhoods and a rural village in Yucatan, Mexico, and subsequently tested for Trypanosoma cruzi, Hymenolepis diminuta and Leptospira interrogans. Using the polymerase chain reaction we detected T. cruzi DNA in the hearts of 4·9% (8/165) and 6·2% (7/113) of house mice and black rats, respectively. We applied the sedimentation technique to detect eggs of H. diminuta in 0·5% (1/182) and 14·2% (15/106) of house mice and black rats, respectively. Through the immunofluorescent imprint method, L. interrogans was identified in 0·9% (1/106) of rat kidney impressions. Our results suggest that the black rat could be an important reservoir for T. cruzi and H. diminuta in the studied sites. Further studies examining seasonal and geographical patterns could increase our knowledge on the epidemiology of these pathogens in Mexico and the risk to public health posed by rodents. Text Rattus rattus PubMed Central (PMC) Epidemiology and Infection 145 11 2287 2295 |
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The house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) are reservoir hosts for zoonotic pathogens, several of which cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Studies of the prevalence of these NTD-causing zoonotic pathogens, in house mice and black rats from tropical residential areas are scarce. Three hundred and two house mice and 161 black rats were trapped in 2013 from two urban neighbourhoods and a rural village in Yucatan, Mexico, and subsequently tested for Trypanosoma cruzi, Hymenolepis diminuta and Leptospira interrogans. Using the polymerase chain reaction we detected T. cruzi DNA in the hearts of 4·9% (8/165) and 6·2% (7/113) of house mice and black rats, respectively. We applied the sedimentation technique to detect eggs of H. diminuta in 0·5% (1/182) and 14·2% (15/106) of house mice and black rats, respectively. Through the immunofluorescent imprint method, L. interrogans was identified in 0·9% (1/106) of rat kidney impressions. Our results suggest that the black rat could be an important reservoir for T. cruzi and H. diminuta in the studied sites. Further studies examining seasonal and geographical patterns could increase our knowledge on the epidemiology of these pathogens in Mexico and the risk to public health posed by rodents. |
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PANTI-MAY, J. A. DE ANDRADE, R. R. C. GURUBEL-GONZÁLEZ, Y. PALOMO-ARJONA, E. SODÁ-TAMAYO, L. MEZA-SULÚ, J. RAMÍREZ-SIERRA, M. DUMONTEIL, E. VIDAL-MARTÍNEZ, V. M. MACHAÍN-WILLIAMS, C. DE OLIVEIRA, D. REIS, M. G. TORRES-CASTRO, M. A. ROBLES, M. R. HERNÁNDEZ-BETANCOURT, S. F. COSTA, F. |
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PANTI-MAY, J. A. DE ANDRADE, R. R. C. GURUBEL-GONZÁLEZ, Y. PALOMO-ARJONA, E. SODÁ-TAMAYO, L. MEZA-SULÚ, J. RAMÍREZ-SIERRA, M. DUMONTEIL, E. VIDAL-MARTÍNEZ, V. M. MACHAÍN-WILLIAMS, C. DE OLIVEIRA, D. REIS, M. G. TORRES-CASTRO, M. A. ROBLES, M. R. HERNÁNDEZ-BETANCOURT, S. F. COSTA, F. |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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