LEPTOSPIRAANDBRUCELLAANTIBODIES IN COLLARED ANTEATERS (TAMANDUA TETRADACTYLA) IN BRAZILIAN ZOOS

Sales, Indiara dos Santos; Folly, Marcio Manhães; Garcia, Luize Néli Nunes; Ramos, Tatiane Mendes Varela; Silva, Mariana Cristina da; Pereira, Martha María

doi:10.1638/2011-0055r3.1

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“…Nevertheless, species from different geographical areas and habitats were found to show evidence of infection, including animals from forest areas, farms and zoological and rehabilitation centers that were geographically distant and in different countries [ 5 , 80 , 81 ]. Some of the species are native and are found in different geographical areas and habitats (e.g., Amazonian forests, large swamped areas, savannas, mountainous regions) or show a wide geographic distribution in the tropical and sub-tropical Americas (North, Central and South America) [ 5 , 79 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 ]. Additionally, some of the species are considered to be very primitive or endangered [ 24 , 85 ].…”

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Animal Leptospirosis in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries: Reported Outbreaks and Literature Review (2002–2014)

Petrakovsky

Bianchi

Fisun

et al. 2014

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Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease whose transmission is linked through multiple factors in the animal-human-ecosystem interface. The data on leptospirosis reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries/sovereign territories from 2005–2011 were mapped, showing a wide distribution of outbreaks in the region. Tropical terrestrial biomes are the predominate ecosystems showing reports of outbreaks. Climatic and ecological factors were relevant to the occurrence of epidemic outbreaks. The available scientific information from 2002–2014 was summarized to obtain a general overview and identify key issues related to the One Health approach. The primary serological test used for diagnosis and for conducting surveys was the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Reports regarding the isolation and typing of leptospires were scattered and limited to data from a few countries, but their results revealed considerable biodiversity at the species and serovar levels. A total of six out of 11 currently named pathogenic species were found in the region. There was also high diversity of animal species showing evidence of infection by leptospires, including rodents, pets, livestock and wild animals. Prevention and control measures for leptospirosis should consider issues of animal and human health in the context of ecosystems, the territorial land borders of countries and trade.

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Animal Leptospirosis in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries: Reported Outbreaks and Literature Review (2002–2014)

Petrakovsky

Bianchi

Fisun

et al. 2014

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“…According to Coleman (2000), Sales et al (2012) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2019), leptospirosis is an acute to chronic zoonosis that affects several species of domestic animals, humans, and wild animals, such as artiodactyls. It is caused by an aerobic, mobile, spirited Leptospira, demanding in terms of microbiological culture (Genovez, 2016).…”

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Epidemiological survey of leptospirosis in collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758) in legal breeding sites in some states in the Northeast region, Brazil

Falcão

Bezerra

Souza

et al. 2021

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The collared peccary (Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758) is considered an animal of economic viability for trading and potentially productive for meat, being important the knowledge about the health of this species. Thus, the objective of the research was to carry out a cross-sectional study of leptospirosis in captive collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) from the states of Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte and Piauí, northeast region of Brazil, using serological and molecular techniques. Serum samples from 48 animals were tested using the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) technique. In the samples of vaginal and preputial fluid, the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was performed. Four animals (8.3%) were seroreactive for Leptospira sp. with reaction to serogroup Icterohaemorraghiae and negative in PCR. There was association between the occurrence of leptospirosis and the intensive breeding system (odds ratio=63.00; 95%CI=4.3-910.6; P=0.002). The seroreactivity for leptospirosis suggests that, at some point, these animals were infected by sources of infection within the farm itself. It was also possible to observe the importance of knowing the serogroups prevalent in this species in the studied region, which allows the establishment of adequate strategies for its control, thus prioritizing the balance in the human-animal-environment relationship.

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“…No prior reports have described leptospirosis in tamanduas. One study found only a few tamanduas with high anti‐ Leptospira antibody titres (Sales et al, 2012). It is necessary to carefully study leptospirosis in wild animals to identify possible natural and accidental hosts of this disease as well as the dynamics of disease transmission between wild and domestic populations, which would allow for the reduction of risk factors for outbreaks in vulnerable groups (Espinosa‐Martínez et al, 2015).…”

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Leptospira interrogans infection of southern tamanduas ( Tamandua tetradactyla , Linnaeus, 1758) in Brazil

Silva

Azevêdo

Júnior

et al. 2020

Transbound Emerg Dis

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Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance caused by an obligate aerobic spirochaete that infects a wide variety of domestic and wild animals. Natural hosts are asymptomatic or show moderate signs of the disease. Accidental hosts develop a severe, often lethal, form of the disease. All young southern tamanduas died suddenly at the zoo in the city of João Pessoa, Brazil. The animals were found dead without any noticeable clinical signs. Necropsy revealed extensive haemorrhage in the subcutaneous tissues, kidneys, lungs in addition to the presence of red fluid in the thoracic, abdominal and pericardial cavities. Histopathology of kidneys exhibited acute interstitial nephritis and tubular necrosis. Immunohistochemical staining revealed typical leptospiral wavy forms and aggregates in the lumen of several kidney tubules and lungs. Pathological and molecular investigations confirmed Leptospira interrogans infection. The adult tamanduas did not present with clinical alterations. To our knowledge, this investigation is the first study to report that leptospirosis should be considered as a possible cause of death in tamanduas. This article warns of the risks of anthropization with respect to Leptospira transmission to tamanduas, other animals and humans.

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LEPTOSPIRAANDBRUCELLAANTIBODIES IN COLLARED ANTEATERS (TAMANDUA TETRADACTYLA) IN BRAZILIAN ZOOS

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

Animal Leptospirosis in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries: Reported Outbreaks and Literature Review (2002–2014)

Animal Leptospirosis in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries: Reported Outbreaks and Literature Review (2002–2014)

Epidemiological survey of leptospirosis in collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758) in legal breeding sites in some states in the Northeast region, Brazil

Leptospira interrogans infection of southern tamanduas ( Tamandua tetradactyla , Linnaeus, 1758) in Brazil

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