title: Detection of Rickettsia felis in Wild Mammals from Three Municipalities in Yucatan, Mexico.
abstract: The aim of this study was to provide information of the occurrence of Rickettsia felis in wild mammals from three municipalities in Yucatan, Mexico. The reactivity of rodent serum to Rickettsia antigens was detected in 80.9% (17 of 21) samples using immunofluorescence assay. Polymerase chain reaction identified rickettsial DNA in spleens of 43.5% (10 of 23) rodents and 57.1% (4 of 7) opossums. The identification of the rickettsial DNA was confirmed as R. felis by restriction fragment length polymorphism and DNA sequencing. This study comprises the first report of R. felis detection in wild mammals in Yucatan.
authors.affiliation: PIMVS Tumben Kuxtal A.C., Calle 12 #64 x 5 y 7, C.P. 97470, Tixkokob, Yucatán, Mexico. panti.alonso@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jesús Alonso
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Panti-May
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Km 15.5 carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, C.P. 97315, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torres-Castro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Km 15.5 carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, C.P. 97315, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hernández-Betancourt
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Enfermedades Emergentes y Re-emergentes, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Av. Itzáes #490 x 59, Centro, C.P. 97000, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dzul-Rosado
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Enfermedades Emergentes y Re-emergentes, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Av. Itzáes #490 x 59, Centro, C.P. 97000, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zavala-Castro
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Enfermedades Emergentes y Re-emergentes, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Av. Itzáes #490 x 59, Centro, C.P. 97000, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: López-Avila
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Enfermedades Emergentes y Re-emergentes, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Av. Itzáes #490 x 59, Centro, C.P. 97000, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tello-Martín
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology*; D002947:Cities; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D041161:Rickettsia felis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
keywords: Rickettsia felis; Yucatan; opossum; reservoir; rodent