Otro
Leptospiral antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa) bred in Brazil
Registro en:
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. Botucatu: Cevap-unesp, v. 17, n. 1, p. 94-97, 2011.
1678-9199
S1678-91992011000100012
WOS:000288385200012
S1678-91992011000100012-en.pdf
Autor
Fornazari, F.
Camossi, L. G.
Silva, R. C.
Guazzelli, A.
Ribeiro, Márcio Garcia
Chiacchio, Simone Biagio
Langoni, Hélio
Resumen
In the recent years, the wild boar (Sus scrofa) trade has increased in Brazil. The present study aimed to detect Leptospira spp. infection in 308 blood samples from wild boars bred in São Paulo state, Brazil. The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was performed using 29 serovars. Sixty three (63; 20.45%) animals tested positive against the serovars Hardjo (29/63; 46.0%), Copenhageni (11/63; 17.4%), Pomona (8/63; 12.7%), Pyrogenes (4/63; 6.3%), Wolfii (4/63; 6.3%), Autumnalis (3/63; 4.7%), Icterohaemorraghiae (2/63; 3.1%), and Hardjo-miniswajezak (1/63; 15.8%). These results indicate that captive wild boars were infected with Leptospira spp. and may represent a source of infection to humans and other animals.