Abstract
ABSTRACT: We used 12 tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae) from northeastern Brazil, and we reported nine (75%) Leptospira sp. PCR-positive animals and six (50%) seropositive. Leptospira sp. DNA sequencing revealed 99% similarity with L. interrogans. Our findings indicated that this species may play a role in the transmission of human leptospirosis.
Highlights
RESUMO: Foram utilizados 12 lagartos Teiús (Tupinambis merianae) do Nordeste do Brasil
Wild animals are considered reservoirs of several agents that cause emerging infectious diseases (SEIMENIS, 2008), such as leptospirosis, which can have a major impact on public health and economic losses (CHOMEL & BELOTTO & MESLIN, 2007)
In the last few decades, factors related to increasing urbanization, industrialization and advances in agriculture and livestock have contributed to a closer relationship between humans and wildlife, and this interaction results in an increased risk of exposure to infectious agents that can compromise the conservation of these animals and public health (SOUZA, 2011)
Summary
RESUMO: Foram utilizados 12 lagartos Teiús (Tupinambis merianae) do Nordeste do Brasil. Infecção por Leptospira interrogans em lagarto teiú (Tupinambis merianae), Brasil Wild animals are considered reservoirs of several agents that cause emerging infectious diseases (SEIMENIS, 2008), such as leptospirosis, which can have a major impact on public health and economic losses (CHOMEL & BELOTTO & MESLIN, 2007).
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