Title:	Survey of Leptospira spp in pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in the Pantanal wetlands of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil by serology and polymerase chain reaction.
Authors:	VIEIRA, A. S. ROSINHA, G. M. S. OLIVEIRA, C. E. de VASCONCELLOS, S. A. LIMA-BORGES, P. A. TOMAS, W. M. MOURAO, G. de M. LACERDA, A. C. R SOARES, C. O. ARAUJO, F. R. PIOVEZAN, U. ZUCCO, C. A. PELLEGRIN, A. O.
Affiliation:	UFMS; GRACIA MARIA SOARES ROSINHA, CNPGC; CARINA ELISEI DE OLIVEIRA, BOLSISTA DCR-FUNDECT; SILVIO ARRUDA VASCONCELLOS, USP; PAULO ANDRE LIMA-BORGES, Independent Consultant on Veterinary; WALFRIDO MORAES TOMAS, CPAP; Guilherme Miranda Mourão5, CPAP; Ana Cristina Reis Lacerda, 6Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF; CLEBER OLIVEIRA SOARES, CNPGC; FLABIO RIBEIRO ARAUJO, CNPGC; UBIRATAN PIOVEZAN, CPAP; Carlos Andre Zucco; AIESCA OLIVEIRA PELLEGRIN, CPAP.
Date Issued:	2011
Citation:	Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 106, n.6, p. 763 - 768, Sept. 2011.
Description:	This work reports a survey of Leptospira spp in pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in the Pantanal wetlands of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil by serology and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Seventy pampas deer were captured in the dry season and surveyed using PCR, microscopic agglutination test (MAT) (n = 51) and by both techniques (n = 47). PCR detected infections in two pampas deer and MAT detected infections in three. Through sequencing and phylogenetic analyses, the PCR-amplified fragment detected in deer was identified as Leptospira interrogans. Serovars Pomona and Butembo were detected using MAT and the highest titre was 200 for serovar Pomona. Epidemiological aspects of the findings are discussed.
Thesagro:	Sanidade Animal
NAL Thesaurus:	Leptospira
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPGC)