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3252599

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
101 Rattus norvegicus and 3 Mus musculus were captured in an urban slum of Rio de Janeiro city and examined for leptospiral infection. Direct examination of urine, serology (microagglutination) and culture together gave a positivity rate of 39%. Separately direct examination and serology gave positivity rates of 13% and 36% respectively. Serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae predominated in the serological tests. Leptospires were isolated from 24 of the 104 rodents (23%), but 4 cultures died. The remaining 20 were identified as members of the Icterohaemorrhagiae serogroup, and 5 were further identified as serovar copenhageni. Human leptospiral infection, mainly caused by Icterohaemorrhagiae, is endemic in Rio de Janeiro city, and rodents are a major source of the disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0035-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
768-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiological aspects of leptospirosis in a slum area in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Search for leptospires and specific antibodies in rodents.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Bacteriology, Fundação Oswasldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article