Abstract. The present study, the first to spatially characterize Leptospira spp. infection among equids in the Brejo Paraibano micro-region of the Paraiba state in the northeast of Brazil, investigated 257 animals in 26 farms properties. Serum samples from 204 horses, 46 mules and seven donkeys were serologically diagnosed using the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). The distribution of Leptospira spp. was studied by employing specific antigens from 24 different Leptospira serovars. All farms were georeferenced and their distribution visualised on a map of the Brejo Paraibano micro-region. In addition, rainfall data were obtained from the same year, in which the sampling was performed. Among the 20 farms found to harbour animals with leptospirosis, 14 (70%) exhibited low prevalence, five (25%) medium prevalence and one (5%), high prevalence. Certain areas had a higher density of infected farms and required intervention to control the infection. Many serovars were widely distributed, while others were more common in particular areas. There was no significant association between the prevalence of Leptospira spp. infection and rainfall.
Pesq. Vet. Bras. 32(0):995-1000, outubro 2012 995 RESUMO.-Objetivou-se com o estudo caracterizar a situação epidemiológica da infecção por Toxoplasma gondii em equídeos na microrregião do Brejo Paraibano, região Nordeste do Brasil. Anticorpos contra T. gondii foram pesquisados em 257 amostras de equídeos (204 equinos, 46 muares e sete asininos) em 26 propriedades. Para o diagnóstico sorológico utilizou-se a Reação de Imunoϐluorescência Indireta (RIFI) e um ponto de corte de 1:64. O número de focos encontrado foi de 46,1%. Nas amostras analisadas, a prevalência geral foi de 7,8% (I.C. 4,8). A prevalência foi de 8,3% (I.C. 4,9-13,0) para os equinos, 2,2% (I.C. 0,1-11,5) para os muares e 28,6% (I.C. 3,7-71,0) entre os asininos. Na regressão logística das variáveis observou-se que a fonte de água foi um fator de risco, pois naquelas propriedades que forneciam água corrente para os animais o risco de infecção foi 4,4 vezes maior do que naquelas propriedades que forneciam água parada (OR 4,4; I.C. 1,0-19,0). Este é o primeiro relato da presença de anticorpos contra T. gondii em equídeos nessa microrregião do estado da Paraíba. Para
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