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- Title
Detection of Rickettsia felis in Wild Mammals from Three Municipalities in Yucatan, Mexico.
- Authors
Panti-May, Jesús; Torres-Castro, Marco; Hernández-Betancourt, Silvia; Dzul-Rosado, Karla; Zavala-Castro, Jorge; López-Avila, Karina; Tello-Martín, Raúl
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
RICKETTSIA felis; MUNICIPAL government; MAMMALS; VERTEBRATES; POLYMORPHISM (Zoology)
- Publication
EcoHealth, 2015, Vol 12, Issue 3, p523
- ISSN
1612-9202
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10393-014-1003-2