Seroprevalence of leptospiral antibodies in rodents from riverside communities of Santa Fe, Argentina

RICARDO, TAMARA; JACOB, PAULINA; CHIANI, YOSENA; SCHMELING, MARÍA FERNANDA; CORNEJO, PAULA; OJEDA, AGUSTINA ALEJANDRA; TETA, PABLO VICENTE; VANASCO, NORMA BIBIANA; PREVITALI, MARÍA ANDREA

PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

Año: 2020 vol. 14

1935-2735

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted by contact with the urine ofinfected mammals. Rodents play a mayor role in the transmission of leptospires to humans.The province of Santa Fe reports the greatest number of cases in Argentina. Yet, in thisregion, there are still knowledge gaps regarding the diversity of rodent species that may behosts of pathogenic leptospires. The aims of this study were to evaluate the presence of leptospiralantibodies in rodents from three riverside communities of Santa Fe, and to identifyfactors associated with leptospiral infection.