A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico

dc.creatorPanti May, J. A.
dc.creatorde Andrade, R. R. C.
dc.creatorGurubel González, Y.
dc.creatorPalomo Arjona, E.
dc.creatorSodá Tamayo, L.
dc.creatorMeza Sulú, J.
dc.creatorRamírez Sierra, M.
dc.creatorDumonteil, E.
dc.creatorVidal Martínez, V. M.
dc.creatorMachaín Williams, C.
dc.creatorde Oliveira, D.
dc.creatorReis, M. G.
dc.creatorTorres Castro, M. A.
dc.creatorRobles, Maria del Rosario
dc.creatorHernández Betancourt, S. F.
dc.creatorCosta, F.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-28T14:34:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-15T11:21:35Z
dc.date.available2018-11-28T14:34:22Z
dc.date.available2022-10-15T11:21:35Z
dc.date.created2018-11-28T14:34:22Z
dc.date.issued2017-08
dc.identifierPanti May, J. A.; de Andrade, R. R. C.; Gurubel González, Y.; Palomo Arjona, E.; Sodá Tamayo, L.; et al.; A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico; Cambridge University Press; Epidemiology and Infection; 145; 11; 8-2017; 2287-2295
dc.identifier0950-2688
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/65415
dc.identifierCONICET Digital
dc.identifierCONICET
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/4380253
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/survey-of-zoonotic-pathogens-carried-by-house-mouse-and-black-rat-populations-in-yucatan-mexico/ECC0A74CFD95EF01CF6E211025415A99
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817001352
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectHymenolepis Diminuta
dc.subjectLeptospira Interrogans
dc.subjectMexico
dc.subjectSynanthropic Rodents
dc.subjectTrypanosoma Cruzi
dc.titleA survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
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