Abstract
An investigation was performed in Pontine islands (Ponza, Palmarola, Zannone) within the researches performe6 in thc Latium region aimed at locating risk and control areas using wild Rodents as bioindicators. Serological analyses and mutagenctic tests wcre applied on collccted aninials (Mus dontesficus, Ru~irs irorvegicus, Ruflus rultus). Serological examinations show: positive sera (17.6%) against Lcpfospira icfem~iueniorr/~ugiae only in mice and rats from Ponza; positive sera versus Rickettsia iiioosei (7%), Tauoplasruu gooridii (7%) and Leishmmiu doriovaiti (12.5%); no antibodies against Hantaviruscs wcre detected. Results obtained by the micronucleiis test show that rodcnt populations from Pontine Islands may be considered as control for ihe environmenial inutagencsis studies.
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