Artigo de Periódico
Serum antileptospiral agglutinins in freshwater turtles from Southern Brazil
Fecha
2009Registro en:
1517-8382
v.40, n.2
Autor
Silva, Éverton F.
Seyffert, Núbia
Cerqueira, Gustavo M.
Leihs, Karl P.
Athanazio, Daniel Abensur
Valente, Ana L. S.
Dellagostin, Odir Antonio
Brod, Claudiomar Soares
Silva, Éverton F.
Seyffert, Núbia
Cerqueira, Gustavo M.
Leihs, Karl P.
Athanazio, Daniel Abensur
Valente, Ana L. S.
Dellagostin, Odir Antonio
Brod, Claudiomar Soares
Institución
Resumen
In this study, we observed the presence of antileptospiral agglutinins in freshwater turtles of two urban lakes of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Forty animals (29 Trachemys dorbigny and 11 Phrynops hilarii) were captured and studied. Attempts to isolate leptospires from blood and urine samples were unsuccessful. Serum samples (titer > 100) reactive to pathogenic strains were observed in 11 animals. These data encourage surveys of pet turtles to evaluate the risk of transmission of pathogenic leptospires to humans.