Infection by Rickettsia felis in opossums (Didelphis sp.) from Yucatan, Mexico.

dc.creatorGASPAR FERNANDO PENICHE LARA
dc.creatorHUGO ANTONIO RUIZ PIÑA
dc.creatorENRIQUE ALBERTO REYES NOVELO
dc.creatorKARLA ROSSANET DZUL ROSADO
dc.creatorJORGE EDUARDO ZAVALA CASTRO
dc.date2016-04-08
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-25T13:52:33Z
dc.date.available2023-07-25T13:52:33Z
dc.identifierhttp://redi.uady.mx:8080/handle/123456789/1968
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7795591
dc.descriptionRickettsia felis is an emergent pathogen and the causative agent of a typhus-like rickettsiosis in the Americas. Its transmission cycle involves fleas as biological vectors (mainly Ctenocephalides felis) and multiple domestic and synanthropic mammal hosts. Nonetheless, the role of mammals in the cycle of R. felis is not well understood and many efforts are ongoing in different countries of America to clarify it. The present study describes for the first time in Mexico the infection of two species of opossum (Didelphis virginiana and D. marsupialis) by R. felis. A diagnosis was carried out from blood samples by molecular methods through the gltA and 17 kDa genes and sequence determination. Eighty-seven opossum samples were analyzed and 28 were found to be infected (32.1%) from five out of the six studied localities of Yucatan. These findings enable recognition of the potential epidemiological implications for public health of the presence of infected synanthropic Didelphis in households.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.sourceurn:issn:0036-4665
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/3
dc.subjectRickettsia felis
dc.subjectgltA
dc.subject17 kDa
dc.subjectTransmission cycle
dc.subjectDidelphis marsupialis
dc.subjectDidelphis virginiana
dc.subjectYucatan
dc.titleInfection by Rickettsia felis in opossums (Didelphis sp.) from Yucatan, Mexico.
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.coverageGeneración de conocimiento
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