Pathogenic Infections in Hubei Province, Central China

Overview

Journal Microorganisms

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2023 Jan 21

PMID 36677392

Authors

JiaLe Xu

Jintao Chen

Chaorui Xiong

Lingxin Qin

Bing Hu

Manqing Liu

Yuting Ren

Yirong Li

Kun Cai

Liangjun Chen

Wei Hou

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Abstract

Leptospirosis is an important zoonosis that is caused by pathogenic Leptospira, which is considered to be a re-emerging infectious disease in many countries. Rodents are the most important reservoirs for both human and animal infection. An epidemiological survey of pathogenic Leptospira in rodents is important for the prevention and control of leptospirosis. In this study, a total of 964 rodents were captured from six cities in Hubei Province, and two pathogenic Leptospira species (L. interrogans and L. borgpetersenii) were detected using nested PCR with an overall prevalence of 4.8%. L. interrogans was distributed in five sampling sites, which may be the dominant species of pathogenic Leptospira in Hubei Province. In addition, Rattus norvegicus showed a relatively high infection rate, which may play an important role in the transmission and infection of pathogenic Leptospira. This study reveals the prevalence of pathogenic Leptospira in wild rodents in Hubei Province, suggesting that the risk of leptospirosis infection in Hubei Province still exists.

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