A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
- Autores
- Panti May, J. A.; De Andrade, R. R. C.; Gurubel González, Y.; Palomo Arjona, E.; Sodá Tamayo, L.; Meza Sulú, J.; Ramírez Sierra, M.; Dumonteil, E.; Vidal Martínez, V. M.; Machaín Williams, C.; De Oliveira, D.; Reis, M. G.; Torres Castro, M. A.; Robles, María del Rosario; Hernández Betancourt, S. F.; Costa, F.
- Año de publicación
- 2017
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- The house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) are reservoir hosts for zoonotic pathogens, several of which cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Studies of the prevalence of these NTD-causing zoonotic pathogens, in house mice and black rats from tropical residential areas are scarce. Three hundred and two house mice and 161 black rats were trapped in 2013 from two urban neighbourhoods and a rural village in Yucatan, Mexico, and subsequently tested for Trypanosoma cruzi, Hymenolepis diminuta and Leptospira interrogans. Using the polymerase chain reaction we detected T. cruzi DNA in the hearts of 4.9% (8/165) and 6.2% (7/113) of house mice and black rats, respectively. We applied the sedimentation technique to detect eggs of H. diminuta in 0.5% (1/182) and 14.2% (15/106) of house mice and black rats, respectively. Through the immunofluorescent imprint method, L. interrogans was identified in 0.9% (1/106) of rat kidney impressions. Our results suggest that the black rat could be an important reservoir for T. cruzi and H. diminuta in the studied sites. Further studies examining seasonal and geographical patterns could increase our knowledge on the epidemiology of these pathogens in Mexico and the risk to public health posed by rodents.
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores - Materia
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Ciencias Naturales
Hymenolepis diminuta
Leptospira interrogans
Mexico
synanthropic rodents
Trypanosoma cruzi - Nivel de accesibilidad
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, MexicoPanti May, J. A.De Andrade, R. R. C.Gurubel González, Y.Palomo Arjona, E.Sodá Tamayo, L.Meza Sulú, J.Ramírez Sierra, M.Dumonteil, E.Vidal Martínez, V. M.Machaín Williams, C.De Oliveira, D.Reis, M. G.Torres Castro, M. A.Robles, María del RosarioHernández Betancourt, S. F.Costa, F.Ciencias NaturalesHymenolepis diminutaLeptospira interrogansMexicosynanthropic rodentsTrypanosoma cruziThe house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) are reservoir hosts for zoonotic pathogens, several of which cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Studies of the prevalence of these NTD-causing zoonotic pathogens, in house mice and black rats from tropical residential areas are scarce. Three hundred and two house mice and 161 black rats were trapped in 2013 from two urban neighbourhoods and a rural village in Yucatan, Mexico, and subsequently tested for Trypanosoma cruzi, Hymenolepis diminuta and Leptospira interrogans. Using the polymerase chain reaction we detected T. cruzi DNA in the hearts of 4.9% (8/165) and 6.2% (7/113) of house mice and black rats, respectively. We applied the sedimentation technique to detect eggs of H. diminuta in 0.5% (1/182) and 14.2% (15/106) of house mice and black rats, respectively. Through the immunofluorescent imprint method, L. interrogans was identified in 0.9% (1/106) of rat kidney impressions. Our results suggest that the black rat could be an important reservoir for T. cruzi and H. diminuta in the studied sites. Further studies examining seasonal and geographical patterns could increase our knowledge on the epidemiology of these pathogens in Mexico and the risk to public health posed by rodents.Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores2017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf2287-2295http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/87760enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0950-2688info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/S0950268817001352info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:17:13Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/87760Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:17:14.209SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico Panti May, J. A. Ciencias Naturales Hymenolepis diminuta Leptospira interrogans Mexico synanthropic rodents Trypanosoma cruzi |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico |
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Panti May, J. A. De Andrade, R. R. C. Gurubel González, Y. Palomo Arjona, E. Sodá Tamayo, L. Meza Sulú, J. Ramírez Sierra, M. Dumonteil, E. Vidal Martínez, V. M. Machaín Williams, C. De Oliveira, D. Reis, M. G. Torres Castro, M. A. Robles, María del Rosario Hernández Betancourt, S. F. Costa, F. |
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Panti May, J. A. De Andrade, R. R. C. Gurubel González, Y. Palomo Arjona, E. Sodá Tamayo, L. Meza Sulú, J. Ramírez Sierra, M. Dumonteil, E. Vidal Martínez, V. M. Machaín Williams, C. De Oliveira, D. Reis, M. G. Torres Castro, M. A. Robles, María del Rosario Hernández Betancourt, S. F. Costa, F. |
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De Andrade, R. R. C. Gurubel González, Y. Palomo Arjona, E. Sodá Tamayo, L. Meza Sulú, J. Ramírez Sierra, M. Dumonteil, E. Vidal Martínez, V. M. Machaín Williams, C. De Oliveira, D. Reis, M. G. Torres Castro, M. A. Robles, María del Rosario Hernández Betancourt, S. F. Costa, F. |
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Ciencias Naturales Hymenolepis diminuta Leptospira interrogans Mexico synanthropic rodents Trypanosoma cruzi |
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The house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) are reservoir hosts for zoonotic pathogens, several of which cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Studies of the prevalence of these NTD-causing zoonotic pathogens, in house mice and black rats from tropical residential areas are scarce. Three hundred and two house mice and 161 black rats were trapped in 2013 from two urban neighbourhoods and a rural village in Yucatan, Mexico, and subsequently tested for Trypanosoma cruzi, Hymenolepis diminuta and Leptospira interrogans. Using the polymerase chain reaction we detected T. cruzi DNA in the hearts of 4.9% (8/165) and 6.2% (7/113) of house mice and black rats, respectively. We applied the sedimentation technique to detect eggs of H. diminuta in 0.5% (1/182) and 14.2% (15/106) of house mice and black rats, respectively. Through the immunofluorescent imprint method, L. interrogans was identified in 0.9% (1/106) of rat kidney impressions. Our results suggest that the black rat could be an important reservoir for T. cruzi and H. diminuta in the studied sites. Further studies examining seasonal and geographical patterns could increase our knowledge on the epidemiology of these pathogens in Mexico and the risk to public health posed by rodents. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores |
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The house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) are reservoir hosts for zoonotic pathogens, several of which cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Studies of the prevalence of these NTD-causing zoonotic pathogens, in house mice and black rats from tropical residential areas are scarce. Three hundred and two house mice and 161 black rats were trapped in 2013 from two urban neighbourhoods and a rural village in Yucatan, Mexico, and subsequently tested for Trypanosoma cruzi, Hymenolepis diminuta and Leptospira interrogans. Using the polymerase chain reaction we detected T. cruzi DNA in the hearts of 4.9% (8/165) and 6.2% (7/113) of house mice and black rats, respectively. We applied the sedimentation technique to detect eggs of H. diminuta in 0.5% (1/182) and 14.2% (15/106) of house mice and black rats, respectively. Through the immunofluorescent imprint method, L. interrogans was identified in 0.9% (1/106) of rat kidney impressions. Our results suggest that the black rat could be an important reservoir for T. cruzi and H. diminuta in the studied sites. Further studies examining seasonal and geographical patterns could increase our knowledge on the epidemiology of these pathogens in Mexico and the risk to public health posed by rodents. |
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