Leptospirosis reservoirs in Camagüey: two results and a same database

Authors

  • Guillermo Antonio Barreto Argilagos Universidad “Ignacio Agramante Loynaz”, Camagüey
  • Herlinda de la C. Barreto Rodríguez II Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Camagüey
  • Herlinda Rodríguez Torrens Universidad “Ignacio Agramante Loynaz”, Camagüey
  • Tatiana García Casas Laboratorio Territorial de Diagnóstico Veterinario, Camagüey
  • Roberto Vázquez Montes de Oca Universidad “Ignacio Agramante Loynaz”, Camagüey

Keywords:

domestic animal, maintenance host, Leptospira, zoonosis.

Abstract

The objective of the work was to establish the reliability of the variable number of samples and proportion of positive reactors by species for the study of the domestic animals as leptospirosis reservoirs in Camagüey. A database was made with the reactors to Leptospira from the sanguine serums of 2 659 bovine, 2 617 equine, 814 swinish, 75 ovines-caprines and 69 canines of the province. According to the number of samples, the results gave to bovine (43%) and equine (41%) as hegemonic reactors; swinish (13%), canine (1%) and ovine-caprines (1%) showed a very inferior behavior. In function of the proportion of reactors by species, bovine, swinish, canine and horses prevailed homogeneously (P<0,05) contrary to ovine-caprine. Horses dedicated to the urban transportation constituted a potential risk for the human being.

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Author Biography

Guillermo Antonio Barreto Argilagos, Universidad “Ignacio Agramante Loynaz”, Camagüey

Licenciado en Microbiologia (Universidad de La Habana, 1974), Doctor en Ciencias Veterinarias (Universidad de Tracia, Bulgaria, 1986), Profesor Titular de Microbiología e Inmunologia, Profesor Cosultante de la Universidad de Camagüey.

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2017-10-12

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Barreto Argilagos GA, Barreto Rodríguez H de la C, Rodríguez Torrens H, García Casas T, Vázquez Montes de Oca R. Leptospirosis reservoirs in Camagüey: two results and a same database. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2017 Oct. 12 [cited 2025 Jun. 5];21(10). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/869

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Vol. 21 No. 10 (2017): MEDISAN

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