ArticleComparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases2017
Pathogenic Leptospira spp. in bats: Molecular investigation in Southern Brazil.
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- Leptospira in Brazilian Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera): A Systematic Review.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Pooled it
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- Molecular investigation of coronavirus and Leptospira spp. in bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) from Brazil.Veterinary research communications · 2026Article
- Prevalent zoonoses in Sao Paulo State, Brazil: the role of bats and molecular diagnosis.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2025Review
- Bat-Associated PathogenicTransboundary and emerging diseases · 2024Article
- Bats Are Carriers of Antimicrobial-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Leptospira interrogans in bats in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: epidemiologic aspects and phylogeny.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2022Article
- Leptospiral Infection, Pathogenesis and Its Diagnosis-A Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Insight into the Epidemiology of Leptospirosis: A Review ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- Intra- and Inter-Host Assessment ofMicroorganisms · 2020Article
- Phylogenetic relationships and diversity of bat-associated Leptospira and the histopathological evaluation of these infections in bats from Grenada, West Indies.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
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Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the frequency of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in Brazilian bats and to determine possible risk factors associated to it. Ninety two bats of 12 species were evaluated. Whole genomic DNA from kidneys was extracted and real-time PCR specific to pathogenic Leptospira spp. was applied. Association between the frequency of specimens positive for Leptospira spp. and sex, age, bat species or family, season of collection, geographic localization and feeding habits was evaluated. The results showed that 39.13% of analyzed bats were found positive for Leptospira spp. Nine bat species had at least one positive result. There was no association among the evaluated variables and frequency of pathogenic Leptospira spp. Although the limitations due to lack of Leptospira spp. isolation, leptospiral carriage was demonstrated in bats of different species from southern Brazil, which reinforces the need for surveillance of infectious agents in wild animals.
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