Negative results for anti-Leptospira sp. agglutinins in free-living Iguanas (Iguana iguana) from the Amazon region of Brazil-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Negative results for anti-Leptospira sp. agglutinins in free-living Iguanas (Iguana iguana) from the Amazon region of Brazil

Published:2018-09-03 Issue:9 Volume:48 Page:
ISSN:1678-4596
Container-title:Ciência Rural
language:
Short-container-title:Cienc. Rural

Author:

Monteiro Thamillys Rayssa Marques¹^ORCID,Rocha Katarine de Souza¹,Mesquita Gleiciane Schupp de Sena¹,Castro Danniel Carvalho de²,Miranda Stefânia Araújo³,Paz Giselle Souza da⁴^ORCID,Langoni Hélio⁵,Moraes Carla Cristina Guimarães de¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil

2. Universidade Rural da Amazônia (UFRA), Brazil

3. Parque Mangal das Garças, Brasil

4. Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil

5. Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Although, serological studies for leptospirosis in iguanas have already been performed, there is no report in the Amazon region. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the presence of anti-Leptospira sp. in free living Iguanas-verdes (Iguana iguana) of Mangal das Garças Park, metropolitan region of Belém, Pará, Northern region of Brazil. Twenty-nine blood samples of Iguana-verde (I. iguana) were collected from Mangal das Garças Park. For the serological diagnosis of Leptospira sp. it was employed microscopic agglutination test (MAT) with 25 live antigens of Leptospira sp. as antigens. It was observed that all samples were non-reactive, suggesting no exposure to the agent.

Publisher

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

Subject

General Veterinary,Agronomy and Crop Science,Animal Science and Zoology

Link

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/cr/v48n9/1678-4596-cr-48-09-e20170822.pdf

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