Presence of Leptospira spp. and absence of Bartonella spp. in urban rodents of Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

ABSTRACT: Big cities of Argentina are characterized by a strong social and economic fragmentation. This context enables the presence of urban rodents in close contact to the human population, mostly in the peripheral areas of the cities. Urban rodents can harbor a large variety of zoonotic pathogens. The aim of this study was to molecularly characterize Leptospira spp. and Bartonella spp. in urban rodents from the area of Gran La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The species of urban rodents captured and tested were Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus, and Mus musculus. Leptospira interrogans and L. borgpetersenii were detected in R. norvegicus and M. musculus respectively. Bartonella spp. DNA was not detected in any of the kidney samples t

SUBMITTER: Fitte B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9090354 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature