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BMC Vet Res ; 14(1): 279, 2018 Sep 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30200947

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: The role of bats as reservoirs of zoonotic agents, especially pathogenic bacteria such as Bartonella and Coxiella, has been discussed around the world. Recent studies have identified bats as potential hosts of species from the proteobacteria phylum. In Brazil, however, the role of bats in the natural cycle of these agents is poorly investigated and generally neglected. In order to analyze the participation of bats in the epidemiology of diseases caused by Bartonella, Coxiella, Rickettsia, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia, we conducted a descriptive epidemiological study in three biogeographic regions of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. RESULTS: Tissues of 119 bats captured in preserved areas in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and Santa Catarina from 2014 to 2015 were submitted to molecular analysis using specific primers. Bartonella spp. was detected in 22 spleen samples (18.5%, 95% CI: 11.9-26.6), whose phylogenetic analysis revealed the generation of at least two independent clusters, suggesting that these may be new unique genotypes of Bartonella species. In addition, four samples (3.4%, 95% CI: 0.9-8.3) were positive for the htpAB gene of C. burnetii [spleen (2), liver (1) and heart (1)]. Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma and Ehrlichia were not identified. This is the first study reporting C. burnetii and Bartonella spp. infections in bats from the Atlantic Forest biome. CONCLUSIONS: These findings shed light on potential host range for these bacteria, which are characterized as important zoonotic pathogens.


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Bartonella/aislamiento & purificación , Quirópteros/microbiología , Coxiella/aislamiento & purificación , Animales , Bartonella/genética , Infecciones por Bartonella/epidemiología , Brasil/epidemiología , Coxiella/genética , ADN Bacteriano , Femenino , Bosques , Bacterias Gramnegativas , Masculino , Filogenia , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Bazo/microbiología , Zoonosis/epidemiología
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Acta Trop ; 168: 64-73, 2017 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28077317

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Zoonotic pathogens comprise a significant and increasing fraction of all emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases that plague humans. Identifying host species is one of the keys to controlling emerging infectious diseases. From March 2007 until April 2012, we collected a total of 131 wild rodents in eight municipalities of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We investigated these rodents for infection with Coxiella burnetii, Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp. In total, 22.1% (29/131) of the rodents were infected by at least one pathogen; co-infection was detected in 1.5% (2/131) of rodents. Coxiella burnetii was detected in 4.6% (6/131) of the wild animals, 17.6% of the rodents harbored Bartonella spp. No cases of Rickettsia were identified. Bartonella doshiae and Bartonella vinsonii were the species found on the wild mammals. This report is the first to note C. burnetii, B. doshiae and B. vinsonii natural infections in Atlantic Forest wild rodents in Brazil. Our work highlights the potential risk of transmission to humans, since most of the infected specimens belong to generalist species that live near human dwellings.


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Animales Salvajes/microbiología , Bartonella/aislamiento & purificación , Coxiella burnetii/aislamiento & purificación , Bosques , Roedores/microbiología , Zoonosis/microbiología , Animales , Bartonella/clasificación , Infecciones por Bartonella/epidemiología , Infecciones por Bartonella/microbiología , Infecciones por Bartonella/veterinaria , Brasil/epidemiología , Coinfección/epidemiología , Coinfección/microbiología , Coinfección/veterinaria , Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes/epidemiología , Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes/microbiología , Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes/veterinaria , Fiebre Q/epidemiología , Fiebre Q/microbiología , Fiebre Q/veterinaria , Rickettsia/aislamiento & purificación , Infecciones por Rickettsia/microbiología , Zoonosis/epidemiología , Zoonosis/transmisión
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