10.6084/m9.figshare.5792499.v1
Maysa Pellizzaro
Maysa
Pellizzaro
Francisco de Oliveira Conrado
Francisco de Oliveira
Conrado
Camila Marinelli Martins
Camila Marinelli
Martins
Sâmea Fernandes Joaquim
Sâmea Fernandes
Joaquim
Fernando Ferreira
Fernando
Ferreira
Helio Langoni
Helio
Langoni
Alexander Welker Biondo
Alexander Welker
Biondo
Serosurvey of Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in rats captured from two zoos in Southern Brazil
SciELO journals
2018
Norway rat
Leptospirosis
Toxoplasmosis
2018-01-17 02:54:11
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Serosurvey_of_Leptospira_spp_and_Toxoplasma_gondii_in_rats_captured_from_two_zoos_in_Southern_Brazil/5792499
<div><p>Abstract INTRODUCTION: Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are zoonotic reservoirs for Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii, and influence diseases in urban areas. METHODS: Free-ranging and laboratory-raised rats from two zoos in southern Brazil were tested for Leptospira spp. and T. gondii using microscopic agglutination and modified agglutination tests, respectively. RESULTS: Overall, 25.6% and 4.6% free-ranging rats tested positive for Leptospira spp. and T. gondii, respectively, with co-seropositivity occurring in two animals. For laboratory-raised rats, 20% tested positive for Leptospira spp. Also, Leptospira biflexa serovar Patoc and Leptospira noguchii serovar Panama were found. CONCLUSIONS: Serosurveys can show the environmental prevalence of zoonotic pathogens.</p></div>