title: Occurrence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in Rhipidomys spp. from a forest fragment of the Brazilian Cerrado.
abstract: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of world importance, and its transmission depends on the interaction between humans and animals. Given the necessity to investigate potential hosts of Leptospira spp., this study verified the prevalence of different serovars in the species of Rhipidomys spp., a widespread sigmodont rodent in Brazil. The studied population originates from a semi-evergreen forest located in the county of Uberlândia, in the state of Minas Gerais. The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was performed with 14 serovars. Thirteen out of the 43 wild rodents captured showed a positive agglutination reaction, with a greater prevalence of the serovars Pyrogenes, Copenhageni, and Canicola. This study found a prevalence of 30.3% anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies; all positive animals were reactive to more than one serovar.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Doenças Infectocontagiosas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. dayanevet@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Doenças Infectocontagiosas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Doenças Infectocontagiosas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: V B A
authors.initials: VBA
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Doenças Infectocontagiosas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Ciuffa
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Doenças Infectocontagiosas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Cuccato
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Doenças Infectocontagiosas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: T F M
authors.initials: TFM
authors.lastname: Dos Reis
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Doenças Infectocontagiosas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: A M C
authors.initials: AMC
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ixodologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ixodologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Tolesano
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ixodologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ixodologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará, Bloco 2D, Segundo andar, Sala 33, 38.405-315, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: M P J
authors.initials: MPJ
authors.lastname: Szabó
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D003411:Arvicolinae; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D065928:Forests; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014329:Tropical Climate; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
keywords: Leptospirosis; Rodents; Serology; Zoonosis