Bats are a potential reservoir of pathogenic Leptospira species in Colombia | Zendy

Jose Mateus | Zendy; Natalia Gómez | Zendy; María T. Herrera-Sepúlveda | Zendy; Marylin Hidalgo | Zendy; Jairo PérezTorres | Zendy; Claudia Cuervo | Zendy

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Bats are a potential reservoir of pathogenic Leptospira species in Colombia

Author(s) -

Jose Mateus,

Natalia Gómez,

María T. Herrera-Sepúlveda,

Marylin Hidalgo,

Jairo PérezTorres,

Claudia Cuervo

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.10642

Subject(s) - leptospira , biology , geography , zoology , leptospirosis , virology

Bats have become an epidemiologically significant source of pathogenic microorganisms, such as leptospires, the causative agents of leptospirosis. However, little information exists about bats and their potential role as a reservoir of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in Colombia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in the kidneys of bats from the Caribbean region of Colombia deposited in the collection of mammals of the Museo Javeriano de Historia Natural (MPUJ-MAMM).

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