DIAGNOSTIC OF LEPTOSPIRA SPP. IN SLAUGHTERED CATTLE FROM BRAZIL

Authors

  • Marcelo Augusto Orsi Dutra Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine. São Paulo State University – UNESP
  • Amanda Bezerra Bertolini Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1575-6770
  • Suzane Manzini Department of Infectology, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy. Botucatu Medical School. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8052-5736
  • Livia Maísa Guiraldi Department of Infectology, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy. Botucatu Medical School. São Paulo State University – UNESP
  • Wesley José dos Santos Department of Infectology, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy. Botucatu Medical School. São Paulo State University – UNESP
  • Isabella Neves Aires Department of Biology. Faculty of Science. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5285-3150
  • Nassarah Jabur Lot Rodrigues Department of Infectology, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy. Botucatu Medical School. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-2903
  • Thainá Valente Bertozzo Department of Infectology, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy. Botucatu Medical School. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7971-2021
  • Marcela Alexandrino Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8968-7694
  • Andresa Xavier Frade Gomes Xavier Frade Gomes Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8228-2301
  • Jackieline Sampaio Steinle Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7366-2449
  • Maria Eduarda Cavalheiro Department of Infectology, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy. Botucatu Medical School. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1306-812X
  • Ana Carolina Yamakawa Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine. São Paulo State University – UNESP
  • Ana Paula Flaminio Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7782-2163
  • Hélio Langoni Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine. São Paulo State University – UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-0762
  • Antonio Carlos Paes Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine. São Paulo State University – UNESP
  • Maria Izabel Merino de Medeiros São Paulo’s Agency for Agribusiness Technology (APTA/SAA) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7902-1872
  • Vera Claudia Lorenzetti Magalhaes Curci São Paulo’s Agency for Agribusiness Technology (APTA/SAA), Biological Institute, Araçatuba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3393-0493
  • Simone Baldini Lucheis São Paulo’s Agency for Agribusiness Technology (APTA/SAA) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-5281

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35172/rvz.2022.v29.901

Keywords:

Bovines, Diagnosis, Leptospirosis, Zoonosis

Abstract

Leptospirosis is considered a bacterial zoonosis of public health importance. It is common in tropical areas, especially in developing countries with scarce health and sanitation resources. This study evaluated the presence of Leptospira spp. in slaughtered bovine in a slaughterhouse in the Midwest region of São Paulo, Brazil, as well as identified positive animals both in serology and by molecular analysis. Biological samples of blood, liver and kidneys from 150 cattle were investigated by the technique of Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) and conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction (cPCR). The serological results showed that of the 150 animals, 71 (47.3%) were reactive. The molecular results showed the presence of Leptospira spp. in kidneys of 21 (14%) animals, in liver of five (3.3%) animals, in liver and kidneys in two animals (1.3%) and in blood, in one (0.7%) animal. These results indicate a warning about the health of beef cattle due to the possibility of these animals being the source of infection and the importance of the occupational characteristic of this disease. It was also verified the importance of complementing serological and molecular techniques.

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2022-10-31

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Orsi Dutra MA, Bezerra Bertolini A, Manzini S, Guiraldi LM, dos Santos WJ, Neves Aires I, Rodrigues NJL, Valente Bertozzo T, Alexandrino M, Xavier Frade Gomes AXFG, Sampaio Steinle J, Cavalheiro ME, Yamakawa AC, Flaminio AP, Langoni H, Paes AC, Merino de Medeiros MI, Lorenzetti Magalhaes Curci VC, Baldini Lucheis S. DIAGNOSTIC OF LEPTOSPIRA SPP. IN SLAUGHTERED CATTLE FROM BRAZIL. RVZ [Internet]. 2022 Oct. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];29:1-8. Available from: https://rvz.emnuvens.com.br/rvz/article/view/901

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