Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina

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Rivero, Mariana Alejandra; Scialfa, Exequiel Alejandro; Appendino, Hector Mario; Barbero, Melina; Barragán, Paola Gabriela; Martin, Felix Carlos; Morón, Betsabé; Silva, Julia Analia; Tisnés, Adela; Estein, Silvia Marcela; Signorini Porchietto, Marcelo Lisandro; Gonzalez Ayala, Silvia Elena; Bolpe, Jorge
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INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease, affecting mainly poor and vulnerable populations. METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional-study was carried out in 557 subjects from Olavarría county (Argentina) to estimate the seroprevalence of leptospirosis and the factors associated with seropositivity. A survey was carried out to obtain clinical and epidemiological data. Serum was tested for anti-leptospiral antibodies by Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT). Chi-square or Fisher Exact tests were used to assess association between the MAT results and the exploratory variables. For the variables statistically associated, odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. Individuals from Olavarría city were georeferenced to describe the spatial distribution and to detect clusters of seropositivity for leptospiral antibodies. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of leptospirosis infection was 7.00%, higher in rural (19.66%) than in urban populations (3.64%) (p < 0.001). Sejroe was the most predominant serogroup in rural communities while Icterohaemorrhagiae was the most prevalent in urban populations. The factors associated with Leptospira infection were the presence of rodents inside households (OR = 3.9) in rural populations, while contact with cats (OR = 4.97) and male gender (OR = 7.75) represented higher risk of infection for the urban ones. Cases with positive serology have been found near Tapalqué stream or in the peripheral areas of Olavarría city. CONCLUSIONS: The results from data obtained during the study period were similar to other reports and demonstrate the importance of continuous epidemiological surveillance system and specific community educational campaigns to prevent the leptospirosis infection in Olavarría county and other communities with similar characteristics especially in rural areas.
Fil: Rivero, Mariana Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil; Argentina
Fil: Scialfa, Exequiel Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina
Fil: Appendino, Hector Mario. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Barbero, Melina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Barragán, Paola Gabriela. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina
Fil: Martin, Felix Carlos. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Morón, Betsabé. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Silva, Julia Analia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil; Argentina
Fil: Tisnés, Adela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Instituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Estein, Silvia Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil; Argentina
Fil: Signorini Porchietto, Marcelo Lisandro. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez Ayala, Silvia Elena. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Bolpe, Jorge. Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Departamento de zoonosis rurales. Azul; Argentina
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spelling Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, ArgentinaRivero, Mariana AlejandraScialfa, Exequiel AlejandroAppendino, Hector MarioBarbero, MelinaBarragán, Paola GabrielaMartin, Felix CarlosMorón, BetsabéSilva, Julia AnaliaTisnés, AdelaEstein, Silvia MarcelaSignorini Porchietto, Marcelo LisandroGonzalez Ayala, Silvia ElenaBolpe, JorgeLEPTOSPIROSISRISK FACTORSSEROPREVALENCEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease, affecting mainly poor and vulnerable populations. METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional-study was carried out in 557 subjects from Olavarría county (Argentina) to estimate the seroprevalence of leptospirosis and the factors associated with seropositivity. A survey was carried out to obtain clinical and epidemiological data. Serum was tested for anti-leptospiral antibodies by Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT). Chi-square or Fisher Exact tests were used to assess association between the MAT results and the exploratory variables. For the variables statistically associated, odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. Individuals from Olavarría city were georeferenced to describe the spatial distribution and to detect clusters of seropositivity for leptospiral antibodies. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of leptospirosis infection was 7.00%, higher in rural (19.66%) than in urban populations (3.64%) (p < 0.001). Sejroe was the most predominant serogroup in rural communities while Icterohaemorrhagiae was the most prevalent in urban populations. The factors associated with Leptospira infection were the presence of rodents inside households (OR = 3.9) in rural populations, while contact with cats (OR = 4.97) and male gender (OR = 7.75) represented higher risk of infection for the urban ones. Cases with positive serology have been found near Tapalqué stream or in the peripheral areas of Olavarría city. CONCLUSIONS: The results from data obtained during the study period were similar to other reports and demonstrate the importance of continuous epidemiological surveillance system and specific community educational campaigns to prevent the leptospirosis infection in Olavarría county and other communities with similar characteristics especially in rural areas.Fil: Rivero, Mariana Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil; ArgentinaFil: Scialfa, Exequiel Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; ArgentinaFil: Appendino, Hector Mario. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; ArgentinaFil: Barbero, Melina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; ArgentinaFil: Barragán, Paola Gabriela. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; ArgentinaFil: Martin, Felix Carlos. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; ArgentinaFil: Morón, Betsabé. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; ArgentinaFil: Silva, Julia Analia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil; ArgentinaFil: Tisnés, Adela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Instituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Estein, Silvia Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil; ArgentinaFil: Signorini Porchietto, Marcelo Lisandro. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; ArgentinaFil: Gonzalez Ayala, Silvia Elena. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; ArgentinaFil: Bolpe, Jorge. Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Departamento de zoonosis rurales. Azul; ArgentinaJournal of Infection in Developing Countries2022-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/161255Rivero, Mariana Alejandra; Scialfa, Exequiel Alejandro; Appendino, Hector Mario; Barbero, Melina; Barragán, Paola Gabriela; et al.; Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina; Journal of Infection in Developing Countries; Journal of Infection in Developing Countries; 16; 4; 4-2022; 608-6151972-26801668-3498CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13154info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3855/jidc.13154info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:24:08Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/161255instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:24:08.374CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina
title Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina
spellingShingle Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina
Rivero, Mariana Alejandra
LEPTOSPIROSIS
RISK FACTORS
SEROPREVALENCE
title_short Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina
title_full Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina
title_fullStr Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina
title_sort Leptospiral infection: a serosurvey in urban and rural communities in Olavarría county, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rivero, Mariana Alejandra
Scialfa, Exequiel Alejandro
Appendino, Hector Mario
Barbero, Melina
Barragán, Paola Gabriela
Martin, Felix Carlos
Morón, Betsabé
Silva, Julia Analia
Tisnés, Adela
Estein, Silvia Marcela
Signorini Porchietto, Marcelo Lisandro
Gonzalez Ayala, Silvia Elena
Bolpe, Jorge
author Rivero, Mariana Alejandra
author_facet Rivero, Mariana Alejandra
Scialfa, Exequiel Alejandro
Appendino, Hector Mario
Barbero, Melina
Barragán, Paola Gabriela
Martin, Felix Carlos
Morón, Betsabé
Silva, Julia Analia
Tisnés, Adela
Estein, Silvia Marcela
Signorini Porchietto, Marcelo Lisandro
Gonzalez Ayala, Silvia Elena
Bolpe, Jorge
author_role author
author2 Scialfa, Exequiel Alejandro
Appendino, Hector Mario
Barbero, Melina
Barragán, Paola Gabriela
Martin, Felix Carlos
Morón, Betsabé
Silva, Julia Analia
Tisnés, Adela
Estein, Silvia Marcela
Signorini Porchietto, Marcelo Lisandro
Gonzalez Ayala, Silvia Elena
Bolpe, Jorge
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv LEPTOSPIROSIS
RISK FACTORS
SEROPREVALENCE
topic LEPTOSPIROSIS
RISK FACTORS
SEROPREVALENCE
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease, affecting mainly poor and vulnerable populations. METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional-study was carried out in 557 subjects from Olavarría county (Argentina) to estimate the seroprevalence of leptospirosis and the factors associated with seropositivity. A survey was carried out to obtain clinical and epidemiological data. Serum was tested for anti-leptospiral antibodies by Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT). Chi-square or Fisher Exact tests were used to assess association between the MAT results and the exploratory variables. For the variables statistically associated, odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. Individuals from Olavarría city were georeferenced to describe the spatial distribution and to detect clusters of seropositivity for leptospiral antibodies. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of leptospirosis infection was 7.00%, higher in rural (19.66%) than in urban populations (3.64%) (p < 0.001). Sejroe was the most predominant serogroup in rural communities while Icterohaemorrhagiae was the most prevalent in urban populations. The factors associated with Leptospira infection were the presence of rodents inside households (OR = 3.9) in rural populations, while contact with cats (OR = 4.97) and male gender (OR = 7.75) represented higher risk of infection for the urban ones. Cases with positive serology have been found near Tapalqué stream or in the peripheral areas of Olavarría city. CONCLUSIONS: The results from data obtained during the study period were similar to other reports and demonstrate the importance of continuous epidemiological surveillance system and specific community educational campaigns to prevent the leptospirosis infection in Olavarría county and other communities with similar characteristics especially in rural areas.
Fil: Rivero, Mariana Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil; Argentina
Fil: Scialfa, Exequiel Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina
Fil: Appendino, Hector Mario. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Barbero, Melina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Barragán, Paola Gabriela. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina
Fil: Martin, Felix Carlos. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Morón, Betsabé. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Silva, Julia Analia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil; Argentina
Fil: Tisnés, Adela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Instituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Estein, Silvia Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil; Argentina
Fil: Signorini Porchietto, Marcelo Lisandro. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez Ayala, Silvia Elena. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Pcia.de Bs.as.. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Bolpe, Jorge. Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Departamento de zoonosis rurales. Azul; Argentina
description INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease, affecting mainly poor and vulnerable populations. METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional-study was carried out in 557 subjects from Olavarría county (Argentina) to estimate the seroprevalence of leptospirosis and the factors associated with seropositivity. A survey was carried out to obtain clinical and epidemiological data. Serum was tested for anti-leptospiral antibodies by Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT). Chi-square or Fisher Exact tests were used to assess association between the MAT results and the exploratory variables. For the variables statistically associated, odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. Individuals from Olavarría city were georeferenced to describe the spatial distribution and to detect clusters of seropositivity for leptospiral antibodies. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of leptospirosis infection was 7.00%, higher in rural (19.66%) than in urban populations (3.64%) (p < 0.001). Sejroe was the most predominant serogroup in rural communities while Icterohaemorrhagiae was the most prevalent in urban populations. The factors associated with Leptospira infection were the presence of rodents inside households (OR = 3.9) in rural populations, while contact with cats (OR = 4.97) and male gender (OR = 7.75) represented higher risk of infection for the urban ones. Cases with positive serology have been found near Tapalqué stream or in the peripheral areas of Olavarría city. CONCLUSIONS: The results from data obtained during the study period were similar to other reports and demonstrate the importance of continuous epidemiological surveillance system and specific community educational campaigns to prevent the leptospirosis infection in Olavarría county and other communities with similar characteristics especially in rural areas.
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