

@article {16071,
	title = {Seropositivity to leptospirosis in domestic reservoirs and detection of Leptospira spp. From water sources, in farms of yucatan, Mexico},
	journal = {Tropical and Subtropical AgroecosystemsTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems},
	volume = {14},
	number = {1},
	year = {2011},
	note = {Cited By :3<br/>Export Date: 24 January 2017},
	pages = {185-189},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infectious disease with a worldwide distribution. WHO classifies this disease as reemergent and it represents a risk to human health with economical repercussion to animal reproduction. Leptospirosis occurs with higher frequency in countries with tropical weather. A transversal study was conducted in 35 animal production units to determine the frequency of infection of L. interrogans in 476 reservoir animals: 212 bovines, 203 pigs, and 61 dogs. Positivity frequency in the reservoirs was 30.5\%. 31 out of 34 animal units had positive reservoirs. The most frequent serovars were Tarassovi (53.6\%), and Hardjo (31.6\%) in cattle; Bratislava (66\%) and Icterohaemorragiae (18.7\%) in pigs; and Canicola (79.8\%) and Icterohaemorragiae (9.8\%) in dogs. 68 pools of water samples from water tanks were analyzed by DNA amplification of a 16S rRNA fragment for L. interrogans detection using Lepat1-Lepat2 primers. It is recommended to use preventive measures such as vaccination to domestic animals to reduce the risk of transmission to the human population.},
	keywords = {Detection in water, Domestic reservoirs, leptospirosis, prevalence},
	author = {C{\'a}rdenas-Marrufo, M. F. and Vado-Sol{\'\i}s, I. and P{\'e}rez-Osorio, C. E. and Segura-Correa, J. C.}
}
