Leptospira interrogans infection in tegu lizard (Tupinambis merianae), Brazil
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2020-01-01
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Fernandes, Juciê Jales
Pinheiro, Tiago Junior
Costa, Diego Figueiredo
Araújo Júnior, João Pessoa [UNESP]
Malossi, Camila Dantas [UNESP]
Ullmann, Leila Sabrina [UNESP]
Silva, Maria Luana Cristiny Rodrigues
Azevedo, Sérgio Santos
Alves, Clebert José
Higino, Severino Silvano Dos Santos
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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.
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Leptospirosis, Reptiles, Semiarid, Wild hosts
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Ciencia Rural, v. 50, n. 12, p. 1-4, 2020.