Investigação da leptospirose canina nos bairros Sapucaia e Tabela: perfil epidemiológico

Abstract

Canine Leptospirosis is an infectious disease of acute character, occurring in wild and domestic animals, including man, being considered a zoonosis for that reason. It is widely distributed. Caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira spp, they are eliminated through urine. This study aims to investigate the incidence of canine leptospirosis in urban and rural areas in the city of Cruz das Almas, Bahia. 100 dog's blood samples were collected during four months (from March to July), the rainy season has a bigger chance of contamination and a questionnaire was used to determine the epidemiological profile of the population. The samples were submitted to serology, Serum Test Microscopic Agglutination, for detection of the samples who react to the tested serovars. Of the samples analyzed, 34% were positive, with title ≥ 100. The serotypes found were panama and hebdomadis (9%), cynopteri, javanica and pyrogenes with (8%), icterohaemorrhagiae, bataviae and sejroe hardjo with (7%), grippotyphosa , australis and tarassovi with (6%), icterohaemorrhagiae copenhageni, Pomona, ballum, autumnalis and sejroe with (5%); with titles of 100. The results found in this study suggest contact with Leptospira spp. between the collected dogs, demonstrating importance of knowing the character of this occurrence of zoonotic disease to public health.