Preliminary serological study of canine and human leptospirosis in the city of General Pico and Hinterland

  • Lilia Adagio UNLPam
  • Gladys Damico UNLPam
  • Juan Tomas Wheeler UNLPam UNRIV
  • Lina Daniela Lattanzi UNLPam. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
  • Mariana Hagge
  • José Hierro UNLPam. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
  • Juan José Somoza UNLPam. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
  • Mirta Susana Toribio UNLPam. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
  • Emiliano Alvarez UNLPam. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias

Keywords:

Leptospirosis, Serology, Canine

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of world significance affecting many animal species, thus becoming an important issue in public health. The infection is caused by different antigenic serotypes of Leptospira interrogans. Several cases in canines were detected at the Medical Clinic Department of Small Animals at the Faculty of VeterinarySciences (UNLPam). This report consists of an exploratory study to detemime the prevalence of human and canine Leptospirosis in the city of general Pico and zone of influence which at present is unknown. 151 human and 195 canine serum samples were already obtained. The former were collected from risky areas (cold-storage plant, urban recycled waste plant and army regiment) while the latter were got from dogs treated at the above-metioned departament besides those pertaining to the town hall's kennel. The seropositive determination is carried out by means or Martin's and Petit's microaglutination techique with live antigens and using 8 serovars (Leptopiras canicola, pomona, icterohemorragiae, castellonis, grippo-thyphosa, pyrágenes, tarassovi, woljJi). Although the analysis on the total collected amples has not been yet finished, the preliminary results make evident 10 and 52 positive cases (with detection of serovars) in humans and dogs respectively

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Author Biographies

Lilia Adagio, UNLPam

DOCTOR EN CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS. ESPECIALISTA EN DOCENCIA UNIVERSITARIA EN CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS.  Profesor Adjunto Clinica de Pequeños Animales

Lina Daniela Lattanzi, UNLPam. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias

Médica Veterinaria, dedicada a la Clínica de Pequeños Animales. Se especializa en  traumatología, reproducción y cardiología en pequeños animales

 

José Hierro, UNLPam. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias

Desarrollo profesional en el área de  Clínica Médica y Quirúrgica de Pequeños Animales , especialmente en cirugía general y traumatología.

Mirta Susana Toribio, UNLPam. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias

Desarrollo de proyectos de investigación en el área de Farmacología (Farmacognosia). Banco de extractos vegetales (180 especies) para el desarrollo de proyectos tendientes a validar datos etnofarmacologicos, como asi evaluar nuevas propiedades farmacologicas (antiparasitarias, antiinflamatorias, gastroprotectoras,y en particular antimicrobianas etc)y el potencial toxicologicos de los mismos en animales de experimentación

Published

2017-09-22

How to Cite

Adagio, L., Damico, G., Wheeler, J. T., Lattanzi, L. D., Hagge, M., Hierro, J., … Alvarez, E. (2017). Preliminary serological study of canine and human leptospirosis in the city of General Pico and Hinterland. Ciencia Veterinaria, 2(1), 5–11. Retrieved from https://ojs.unlpam.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/2000

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