Didelphis albiventris as a carrier of Leptospira sp. in the central nervous tissue in the semiarid region of Northeast,Brazil |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), University Avenue, No Number, Santa Cecília, Patos, Paraíba State, Brazil;2. Paulista State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil;1. Department of Veterinary Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia;2. Department of Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia;3. Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;1. Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology, Biomedical Institute, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;2. Laboratory of Epidemiology and Molecular Systematics, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;1. Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Prof. Hernani Melo St., 101, São Domingos, 24210-130 Niterói, RJ, Brazil;2. Laboratory of Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Frei Caneca, 94, Centro, 20211-010 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;3. Laboratory of Epidemiology and Molecular Sistematic, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;1. Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rua Vital Brasil Filho, 64, Niterói, RJ CEP: 24320-340, Brazil;2. Laboratório de Bacteriologia Veterinária, Instituto Biomédico, Niterói, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Alameda Barros Terra, 57, Niterói, RJ CEP: 24020-150, Brazil;3. Laboratório de Epidemiologia e Sistemática Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Leptospirosis has been investigated in several species of wild animals. The white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) is a mammal common in the brazilian semi-arid, so, this study aimed to investigate its role in the occurrence of the leptospirosis in the region Northeast of Brazil. 12 animals were used, from which samples were collected for the attempt of isolation, molecular detection and serological examination. There was no microbial growth, nor were any anti-Leptospira sp. antibodies found in the serological samples. The PCR detected leptospiric DNA in the central nervous system (CNS) of five animals (41.7 %). The gene in one of the samples was sequenced and showed identity with Leptospira interrogans. The presence of Leptospira sp. in the CNS of Didelphis albiventris does not allow the characterization of the studied animals as reservoirs with potential for transmission of the pathogen in the region, however it represents a site that needs to be further investigated. |
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| Keywords: | Leptospirosis Opossum Reservoirs Nervous tissue |
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