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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Published in:Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology
Main Authors: Lledó García, María Lourdes, Gegúndez Cámara, María Isabel, Ruiz, Eva, Rodríguez, Luis, Bacellar, Fatima
Other Authors: Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2003
Subjects:
Medicina
Medicine
Rattus rattus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/61271
https://doi.org/10.1179/000349803235002344
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Summary: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.

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