The role of rodents in the transmission of Leptospira spp. in swine farms

• Published in: Revista de Salud Pública
• Main Authors: Ospina-Pinto, Catalina, Rincon-Pardo, Manuel, Soler-Tovar, Diego, Hernández-Rodríguez, Patricia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Medicina - Instituto de Salud Pública 2017
• Subjects: Leptospirosis; rodent control; swine; control de roedores; porcinos; Clasificación en Ciencias de la Salud Animal; Ciencias de la salud; salud pública; epidemiología; Rata; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/41626

Different species of rodents are potential transmitters of multiple zoonotic agents such as Leptospira spp., a spirochete that causes leptospirosis. This is an infectious disease that has a negative impact on pig production because it generates large productive, reproductive and economic losses.In swine farms, the most common rodent species are house mice (Mus musculus), brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) and black rats (Rattus rattus), which act as maintenance hosts for different serovars of Leptospira, contaminating the environment, food and water through urine, and putting human and animal health at risk.For this reason, the objective of this article is to describe the role of rodents in the transmission of Leptospira in swine farms. For this purpose, a bibliographic search was carried out in different databases such as Science Direct, Scopus, Redalyc, PubMed and SciELO. The results of the literature review show that there are few studies that report the importance of rodents in the transmission of Leptospira in swine farms. The onset of the disease depends to a large extent on the presence, contact and control of rodents in farms, although environmental factors, agent survival and hygiene, among others, must also be considered. Diferentes especies de roedores son potenciales transmisores de múltiples agentes zoonóticos como Leptospira spp., espiroqueta causante de la Leptospirosis, que es una enfermedad infecciosa que tiene un impacto negativo en la porcicultura debido a que genera grandes pérdidas productivas, reproductivas y económicas.En las granjas porcinas, las especies de roedores más comunes son el ratón doméstico (Mus musculus), la rata parda (Rattus norvegicus) y la rata negra (Rattus rattus), que actúan como huéspedes de mantenimiento de diferentes serovares de Leptospira spp., contaminando con orina el ambiente, los alimentos y el agua, poniendo en riesgo la salud humana y animal.Por esta razón, el objetivo de este artículo es describir el papel de los roedores en la transmisión de Leptospira en ...