Natural infection of leptospira species in the native rodents degu (Octodon degus) and darwin’s pericote (phyllotis darwini) in mediterranean ecosystem of Chile

Juana Paola Correa; Antonella Bacigalupo; Carezza Botto-Mahan; Sergio Bucarey; Pedro Eduardo Cattan; Rodrigo García De Cortázar; Carlos Landaeta-Aqueveque; Juan Ramírez Estrada

doi:10.7589/2016-11-248

Natural infection of leptospira species in the native rodents degu (Octodon degus) and darwin’s pericote (phyllotis darwini) in mediterranean ecosystem of Chile

Juana Paola Correa^*, Antonella Bacigalupo, Carezza Botto-Mahan, Sergio Bucarey, Pedro Eduardo Cattan, Rodrigo García De Cortázar, Carlos Landaeta-Aqueveque, Juan Ramírez Estrada

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We report natural infections by pathogenic Leptospira of two rodent species endemic to Chile: the degu (Octodon degus) and Darwin’s pericote (Phyllotis darwini). We detected Leptospira DNA in kidney and urine samples taken in different years and sites, reaching 33% infection. The effects of infection in these species requires further evaluation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	677-680
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Volume	53
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7589/2016-11-248
State	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Correa, J. P., Bacigalupo, A., Botto-Mahan, C., Bucarey, S., Cattan, P. E., De Cortázar, R. G., Landaeta-Aqueveque, C., & Estrada, J. R. (2017). Natural infection of leptospira species in the native rodents degu (Octodon degus) and darwin’s pericote (phyllotis darwini) in mediterranean ecosystem of Chile. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 53(3), 677-680. https://doi.org/10.7589/2016-11-248

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Natural infection of leptospira species in the native rodents degu (Octodon degus) and darwin’s pericote (phyllotis darwini) in mediterranean ecosystem of Chile. / Correa, Juana Paola; Bacigalupo, Antonella; Botto-Mahan, Carezza et al.
In: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Vol. 53, No. 3, 07.2017, p. 677-680.

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Natural infection of leptospira species in the native rodents degu (Octodon degus) and darwin’s pericote (phyllotis darwini) in mediterranean ecosystem of Chile

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