Nectomys squamipes as maintenance hosts of pathogenic leptospires in Paranaíba’s River Valley, Goiás and Minas Gerais states, Brazil

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R. Q. Moreia
V. N. Ramos
R. F. Vieira
B. C. Pires
H. Libonati
W. Lilenbaum
A. M. C. Lima

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a disease that occurs more frequently in regions of tropical climate, which favor the survival of the bacteria in the environment. Nectomys squamipes is a wild rodent of semiaquatic behavior, which favors its contact with leptospires.

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MOREIA, R. Q.; RAMOS, V. N.; VIEIRA, R. F.; PIRES, B. C.; LIBONATI, H.; LILENBAUM, W.; LIMA, A. M. C. Nectomys squamipes as maintenance hosts of pathogenic leptospires in Paranaíba’s River Valley, Goiás and Minas Gerais states, Brazil. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 17, n. 2, p. 87-87, 14 Aug. 2019.
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CONSENSOS EM LEPTOSPIROSE II