| detection of reactive canines to leptospira in campeche city, mexico. | leptospira reactivity in stray and household dogs in campeche as well as associated risk factors to the seropositivity in household dogs have been herein determined. the survey included 323 dogs, 142 of which were stray dogs and 181 household dogs. nine leptospira interrogans serovars were tested by the microagglutination test. reactivity was 21.3 % (69/323), 17.2 % corresponded to household dogs and 26.7 % to stray dogs. leptospira canicola (29 %), leptospira hardjo (22.58 %), and leptospira ic ... | 2013 | 23560786 |
| new wildlife hosts of leptospira interrogans in campeche, mexico. | leptospira interrogans has been identified to cause leptospirosis, a widespread zoonotic disease that has been identified in domestic and wild animals. this work analyzed kidneys from two species of wild rodents from the state of campeche, mexico. analyses were made by pcr using specific primers for detection of leptospira interrogans dna. the rodent species that tested positive were heteromys gaumeri and ototylomys phyllotis, both of which are new hosts for the bacteria in southeastern mexico. ... | 2015 | 25923901 |