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Serological evidence of exposure to tick-borne agents in opossums (Didelphis spp.) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

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Title
Serological evidence of exposure to tick-borne agents in opossums (Didelphis spp.) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, June 2016
DOI 10.1590/s1984-29612016028
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Andréia Lima Tomé Melo, Daniel Moura de Aguiar, Mariana Granziera Spolidorio, Natalino Hajime Yoshinari, Eliana Reiko Matushima, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Mauricio Claudio Horta

Abstract

This work involved a serological investigation of tick-borne pathogens in opossums in eight municipalities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Serum samples from 109 opossums (91 Didelphis aurita and 18 Didelphis albiventris) were tested to detect antibodies to Rickettsia rickettsii (Taiaçu strain, 1:64 cut-off) and Ehrlichia canis (São Paulo strain, 1:40 cut-off), by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA); and against Borrelia burgdorferi (strain G39/40) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The presence of antibodies to anti-R. rickettsii, anti-E. canis and anti-B. burgdorferi was detected in 32 (29.35%), 16 (14.67%) and 30 (27.52%) opossums, respectively. Opossum endpoint titers ranged from 64 to 1,024 for R. rickettsii, from 40 to 160 for E. canis, and from 400 to >51,200 for B. burgdorferi. These serological results suggest that opossums have been exposed to Rickettsia spp., Ehrlichia spp., and B. burgdorferi-related agents in the state of São Paulo. Our study underscores the need for further research about these agents in this study area, in view of the occurrence of Spotted Fever and Baggio-Yoshinari Syndrome disease in humans in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

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Unknown 22 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Postgraduate 2 9%
Student > Master 2 9%
Unknown 18 82%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 5%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 5%
Unknown 18 82%
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#17,286,379
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Outputs from Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
#206
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#227,072
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Outputs of similar age from Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
#6
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