| Author | Hamond, C. | |
| Author | Martins, G. | |
| Author | Lawson-Ferreira, R. | |
| Author | Medeiros, M. A. | |
| Author | Lilenbaum, W. | |
| Access date | 2024-08-16T17:20:15Z | |
| Available date | 2024-08-16T17:20:15Z | |
| Document date | 2013 | |
| Citation | HAMOND, C. et al. The role of horses in the transmission of leptospirosis in an urban tropical area. Epidemiology and Infection, v. 141, n. 1, p. 33–35, Jan. 2013. | en_US |
| ISSN | 0950-2688 | en_US |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/65404 | |
| Language | eng | en_US |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press | en_US |
| Rights | open access | en_US |
| Title | The role of horses in the transmission of leptospirosis in an urban tropical area | en_US |
| Type | Article | en_US |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0950268812000416 | |
| Abstract | The objective of this study was to demonstrate the presence of leptospires in equine urine, as evidence for a potential role of horses in transmission of this organism. Thoroughbred horses (aged 2–5 years, n=276) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were studied. After a severe storm, the premises of the animals remained flooded for 72 h. Blood samples for serology were collected on days 20 and 35 (day of storm=day 0). On day 20, 132 (47. 8%) horses were seroreactive (titre o200) and, of these, 23 (31. 0%) had increased antibody titres on day 35. Furthermore, 34 urine samples (for PCR and culture) were collected from seroreactive horses on day 35. Copenhageni was the most frequent serovar (88. 8% of reactive titres). Although none of the urine samples were culture positive, 12 (35. 2%) were PCR positive. This is apparently the first report of evidence of leptospires in urban horses. Furthermore, we suggest that these animals can play a role in the transmission of leptospirosis in urban areas. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal Fluminense. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Laboratório de Bacteriologia Veterinária. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal Fluminense. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Laboratório de Bacteriologia Veterinária. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiológicos (Bio-Manguinhos). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Ministério da Saúde. Brasília, DF, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiológicos (Bio-Manguinhos). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Ministério da Saúde. Brasília, DF, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal Fluminense. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Laboratório de Bacteriologia Veterinária. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Subject | Horses | en_US |
| Subject | Carriers | en_US |
| Subject | Urban tropical area | en_US |
| Subject | Leptospira spp | en_US |
| e-ISSN | 1469-4409 | |
| xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.ods | 11 Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis | |
