Prevalence of Leptospira antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Northern Portugal: risk factor analysis.

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dc.contributor.authorVale-Gonçalves, Hélia
dc.contributor.authorCabral, João Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorFaria, M. C.
dc.contributor.authorNunes-Pereira, M.
dc.contributor.authorFaria, A. S.
dc.contributor.authorVieira, M. L.
dc.contributor.authorPaiva-Cardoso, Md. N.
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-17T14:14:27Z
dc.date.available2015-03-17T14:14:27Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractLeptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution, caused by infection with pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. The wild boar (Sus scrofa), an important hunting species in Europe, seems to play a significant role in the epidemiological cycle of leptospirosis. A total of 101 serum samples from wild boar hunted in Northern Portugal were analysed for leptospiral antibodies detection by microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Sera were collected during hunting seasons (2011-2013) and tested with 17 different pathogenic serovars of Leptospira. Antibodies to nine serovars were detected in 66 (65.4%) of these sera. Serovars Tarassovi and Altodouro exhibited the highest seroreactivity rates (23.8% and 16.8%, respectively), followed by Autumnalis (7.9%) and Bratislava (6.9%). Age and district of origin were found to be risk factors for the presence of leptospiral antibodies in contrast to gender. From a One Health perspective, this study revealed that wild boar should be considered as a potential source of leptospirosis dissemination for human and animals species (domestic and wild) in shared environments, particularly in the Trás-os-Montes region.pt
dc.identifier.citationVale-Gonçalves H. et al., 2014pt
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.1007/S0950268814003331
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10348/4302
dc.language.isoengpt
dc.peerreviewedyespt
dc.relation.ispartofCITAB - Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicaspt
dc.rightsrestricted accesspt
dc.subjectLeptospirapt
dc.subjectSerologypt
dc.subjectLeptospirosispt
dc.subjectWild boarpt
dc.subjectAltodouropt
dc.subjectNorthern Portugalpt
dc.titlePrevalence of Leptospira antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Northern Portugal: risk factor analysis.pt
dc.typejournal articlept
degois.publication.firstPage1pt
degois.publication.lastPage5pt
degois.publication.locationCambridge University Presspt
degois.publication.titleEpidemiology and Infectionpt
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
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