Evidence of Borrelia in wild and domestic mammals from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

The main of the study was to evaluate the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in domestic and wild vertebrates and ectoparasites in endemic areas from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A total of 445 serum samples were examined by ELISA, which used the Borrelia burgdorferi strain G39/40 U.S. source and 3,821 tick samples were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). B. burgdorferi antibodies were found in 30 serum samples (6.74%); three in marsupials (7.69%), three in rodents (2.80%), nine in dogs (6.25%), and 15 in horses (9.68%). Nested-PCR performed in DNA samples obtained from collected ticks demonstrated negative results. Although attempts to amplify B. burgdorferi DNA from ticks had been not successful, the presence of seroreactive vertebrates suggests the possibility the Borrelia species circulating in these regions. Further research is required to provide information on the presence of Borrelia in Brazilian territory and its association with Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome.

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Principais autores:	Montandon,Carlos Emmanuel, Yoshinari,Natalino Hajime, Milagres,Bruno Silva, Mazioli,Rafael, Gomes,Gabriel Guimarães, Moreira,Higo Nasser, Padilha,Amanda de Freitas, Wanderley,Guido Gomes, Mantovani,Elenice, Galvão,Márcio Antônio Moreira, Langoni,Helio, Mafra,Cláudio
Formato:	Digital revista
Idioma:	English
Publicado em:	Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 2014
Acesso em linha:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000200287
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