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17 March 2020 SEROLOGIC SURVEY OF LEPTOSPIRA SPP. IN CAPTIVE ANIMALS FROM VERACRUZ, MEXICO
Carlos David Pérez-Brígido, Dora Romero-Salas, Sokani Sánchez-Montes, Javier Hermida-Lagunes, José Luis Ochoa, Domingo Canales-Espinosa, Anabel Cruz-Romero
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Abstract

Leptospirosis is the most common zoonotic disease worldwide and is considered endemic in countries with tropical climates. It is caused by 10 species of the Leptospira genus and by more than 275 serovars which can affect a wide range of vertebrates. In the Americas, 122 species of four classes of vertebrates have been reported to be infected or exposed to many Leptospira species. Many of these reports are from zoos and rehabilitation centers. Mexico has one single study that reported antibody titers against Leptospira in zoo animals. The purpose of this research was to identify the degree of exposure of some captive mammals and reptiles in Veracruz, a Mexican state with endemic leptospirosis, through microagglutination using 14 live strains of five Leptospira species. Sera samples were collected from 55 animals of 11 species from two classes (Mammalia and Reptilia), four orders (Primates, Artiodactyla, Carnivora, Crocodilia), and nine genera. The more prevalent serovars were Icterohaemorrhagiae and Tarassovi and the highest titers were reactive to the serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae with a value of 1: 51,200.

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Carlos David Pérez-Brígido, Dora Romero-Salas, Sokani Sánchez-Montes, Javier Hermida-Lagunes, José Luis Ochoa, Domingo Canales-Espinosa, and Anabel Cruz-Romero "SEROLOGIC SURVEY OF LEPTOSPIRA SPP. IN CAPTIVE ANIMALS FROM VERACRUZ, MEXICO," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 51(1), 222-227, (17 March 2020). https://doi.org/10.1638/2018-0120
Accepted: 16 October 2019; Published: 17 March 2020
KEYWORDS
captive animals
Leptospira
Mexico
microagglutination
zoo
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