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.
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2017
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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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Ciencias Naturales
Hymenolepis diminuta
Leptospira interrogans
Mexico
synanthropic rodents
Trypanosoma cruzi
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
title A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
spellingShingle 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
title_short A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
title_full A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
title_fullStr A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
title_sort A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv 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.
author Panti May, J. A.
author_facet 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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author2 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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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Naturales
Hymenolepis diminuta
Leptospira interrogans
Mexico
synanthropic rodents
Trypanosoma cruzi
topic Ciencias Naturales
Hymenolepis diminuta
Leptospira interrogans
Mexico
synanthropic rodents
Trypanosoma cruzi
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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
description 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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