Detection of Rickettsia felis in Wild Mammals from Three Municipalities in Yucatan, Mexico

The aim of this study was to provide information of the occurrence of Rickettsia felis in wild mammals from three municipalities in Yucatan, Mexico. The reactivity of rodent serum to Rickettsia antigens was detected in 80.9% (17 of 21) samples using immunofluorescence assay. Polymerase chain reactio...

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Published in:EcoHealth 2015-09, Vol.12 (3), p.523-527
Main Authors: Panti-May, Jesús Alonso, Torres-Castro, Marco, Hernández-Betancourt, Silvia, Dzul-Rosado, Karla, Zavala-Castro, Jorge, López-Avila, Karina, Tello-Martín, Raúl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Ecology
Animals
Animals, Wild - microbiology
Antigens
blood serum
Cities
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA sequencing
Ecosystems
Environmental Health
fluorescent antibody technique
Gene sequencing
Immunofluorescence
Mammals
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mexico - epidemiology
Microbiology
Municipalities
opossums
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism
Public Health
Restriction fragment length polymorphism
Rickettsia
Rickettsia felis
Rickettsia felis - isolation & purification
Rickettsia Infections - veterinary
Rodents
sequence analysis
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Short Communication
spleen
Water and Health
Yucatan
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Summary:The aim of this study was to provide information of the occurrence of Rickettsia felis in wild mammals from three municipalities in Yucatan, Mexico. The reactivity of rodent serum to Rickettsia antigens was detected in 80.9% (17 of 21) samples using immunofluorescence assay. Polymerase chain reaction identified rickettsial DNA in spleens of 43.5% (10 of 23) rodents and 57.1% (4 of 7) opossums. The identification of the rickettsial DNA was confirmed as R. felis by restriction fragment length polymorphism and DNA sequencing. This study comprises the first report of R. felis detection in wild mammals in Yucatan.
ISSN:1612-9202
1612-9210
DOI:10.1007/s10393-014-1003-2