Infection in the pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) by four serotypes of Leptospira interrogans
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Alexandre Alberto Tonin & Maria Isabel de Azevedo & Aleksandro Schafer da Silva & Leonardo Gaspareto dos Santos & Jurandir de Moura Junior & Jorge Lui
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
This case report describes a case of leptospirosis in a pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) from Southern Brazil which was attributed to four serotypes of Leptospira interrogans. Serum was prepared and analyzed using a panel of eight serotypes. The animal showed clinical signs of leptospirosis and was positive for four serotypes (Leptospira hardjo, Leptospira wolffi, Leptospira butembo, and Leptospira bratislava), characterizing a mixed infection. As far as we know, this is the first report of L. butembo and L. bratislava in O. bezoarticus. This suggests that wild pampas deer can be a source of (mixed infection) leptospirosis.
Comp Clin Pathol (2011) 20:267–268 DOI 10.1007/s00580-010-1100-8 Received: 10 December 2009 / Accepted: 2 September 2010 / Published online: 14 September 2010
