Serological survey of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in individuals with animal hoarding disorder and their dogs in a major city of Southern Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorCunha, Graziela Ribeiro da
dc.contributor.authorPellizzaro, Maysa
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Camila Marinelli
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Suzana Maria
dc.contributor.authorYamakawa, Ana Carolina [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Evelyn Cristine [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authordos Santos, Andrea Pires
dc.contributor.authorMorikawa, Vivien Midori
dc.contributor.authorLangoni, Hélio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBiondo, Alexander Welker
dc.contributor.institutionPositivo University
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
dc.contributor.institutionPonta Grossa
dc.contributor.institutionAAC&T Research Consulting
dc.contributor.institutionMunicipal Health Department of São José dos Pinhais
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionPurdue University
dc.contributor.institutionFederal University of Paraná State
dc.contributor.institutionCuritiba City Hall
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-01T14:35:28Z
dc.date.available2022-05-01T14:35:28Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: Individuals with hoarding disorder (HD) presented a persistent difficulty in detaching from objects and/or animals. Unhealthy conditions, frequently found in cases of animal HD (AHD), may favour environmental contamination and the spread of zoonotic pathogens. Despite that, only one study of zoonotic diseases in individuals with AHD and their companion animals has been conducted to date. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in individuals with AHD and their dogs in a major city of Southern Brazil. Methods: Blood samples were obtained from 264 dogs (21 households) and 19 individuals with AHD (11 households) and tested by microscopic agglutination test. Results: All human samples were seronegative. Seropositivity was found in 16/264 (6.1%; CI 95% 3.3–9.6%) dogs from 11/21 (52.38%) households, with titres ranging from 100 up to 400, and Copenhageni (10/16; 62.5%) was the most frequent serovar. Surprisingly, seropositivity of hoarded dogs found herein was among the lowest reportedly observed in other dog populations of Brazil. Two epidemiological variables were significantly associated with seropositivity in dogs: the presence of cat hoarding (p = 0.004) and the report of flood occurrence in the household (p = 0.031). Conclusions: No individuals with AHD were seropositive, and besides the lower seroprevalence of dogs, they probably had contact with Leptospira spp. at some point in their life. Since dogs can be considered potential sentinels in leptospirosis, public health programs must become aware of the risk of leptospirosis cases in households of individuals with AHD and nearby communities.en
dc.description.affiliationSchool of Veterinary Medicine Positivo University, Paraná
dc.description.affiliationInstitute of Collective Health Federal University of Bahia, Bahia
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Nursing and Public Health Ponta Grossa State University Ponta Grossa, Paraná
dc.description.affiliationAAC&T Research Consulting, Paraná
dc.description.affiliationZoonoses Surveillance Unit Municipal Health Department of São José dos Pinhais, Paraná
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine and Animals Science São Paulo State University, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine Purdue University
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Collective Health Federal University of Paraná State, Paraná
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Animal Protection Secretary of Environment Curitiba City Hall, Paraná
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Veterinary Medicine Federal University of Paraná State, Paraná
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine and Animals Science São Paulo State University, São Paulo
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.704
dc.identifier.citationVeterinary Medicine and Science.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/vms3.704
dc.identifier.issn2053-1095
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85125381071
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/234206
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofVeterinary Medicine and Science
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjecthoarding disorder
dc.subjectleptospirosis
dc.subjectOne Health
dc.subjectsentinel surveillance
dc.titleSerological survey of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in individuals with animal hoarding disorder and their dogs in a major city of Southern Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-4557-2083[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-4182-5821[10]

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