The Prevalence of Leptospirosis in Human Beings and Rats in Samsun
Leptospirosis is a worldwide zooanthroponosis and also it is an important public health problem in Samsun Turkey. The purpose of this study is to know the prevalence of leptospirosis in humans and rats. Serum samples for serology were obtained from 279 people with the risk of leptospirosis (e,g. far...
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1999-03-01
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| author | İrfan ŞENCAN Hakan LEBLEBİCİOĞLU Mustafa SÜNBÜL Şaban ESEN Cafer EROĞLU Murat GÜNAYDIN |
| author_facet | İrfan ŞENCAN Hakan LEBLEBİCİOĞLU Mustafa SÜNBÜL Şaban ESEN Cafer EROĞLU Murat GÜNAYDIN |
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| description | Leptospirosis is a worldwide zooanthroponosis and also it is an important public health problem in Samsun Turkey. The purpose of this study is to know the prevalence of leptospirosis in humans and rats. Serum samples for serology were obtained from 279 people with the risk of leptospirosis (e,g. farmers, veterians, rice-field workers) and 200 people with no risk. Sera of all the human and 10 rats were tested for the presence of leptospiral agglutinins by microscopic agglutination test (MAT) using the following four leptospiral antigens; L. interrogans icterohaemorrhagiae, L. interrogans grippotyphosa, L. interrogans sejroe hardjo and L. biflexa semaranga patoc I. A titer of 1/100 and above for rats and 1/20 and above for epidemiological survey was considered as positive. A total of 4.3% of the risky group and 0.05% of controls were seropositive with using MAT. The difference being significant in risky group (p < 0.05). The serovars detected were 7 (58.3%) L. grippotyphosa, 5 (41.7%) L. icterohaemorrhagiae. Among 28 rats examined for evidence of leptospiral infection by dark field microscopy, silver staining, MAT and culture, the evidence of Leptospira infection was demonstrated in 53.6% of them by at least one method. Three rats were identified as serovar L. icterohaemorrhagiae (2 MAT, 1 culture). Leptospirosis is a frequent zoonosis in this area and leptospirosis should be considered as a possible diagnosis in febrile diseases in occupational groups such as farmers, veterians and rice-field workers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2376050f65004ab6b6e3e466ae7110072023-02-15T16:12:28ZengBilimsel Tip YayineviFlora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi1300-932X1300-932X1999-03-01415863The Prevalence of Leptospirosis in Human Beings and Rats in Samsunİrfan ŞENCAN0Hakan LEBLEBİCİOĞLU1Mustafa SÜNBÜL2Şaban ESEN3Cafer EROĞLU4Murat GÜNAYDIN5Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı,Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı,Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı,Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı,Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı,Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, SAMSUNLeptospirosis is a worldwide zooanthroponosis and also it is an important public health problem in Samsun Turkey. The purpose of this study is to know the prevalence of leptospirosis in humans and rats. Serum samples for serology were obtained from 279 people with the risk of leptospirosis (e,g. farmers, veterians, rice-field workers) and 200 people with no risk. Sera of all the human and 10 rats were tested for the presence of leptospiral agglutinins by microscopic agglutination test (MAT) using the following four leptospiral antigens; L. interrogans icterohaemorrhagiae, L. interrogans grippotyphosa, L. interrogans sejroe hardjo and L. biflexa semaranga patoc I. A titer of 1/100 and above for rats and 1/20 and above for epidemiological survey was considered as positive. A total of 4.3% of the risky group and 0.05% of controls were seropositive with using MAT. The difference being significant in risky group (p < 0.05). The serovars detected were 7 (58.3%) L. grippotyphosa, 5 (41.7%) L. icterohaemorrhagiae. Among 28 rats examined for evidence of leptospiral infection by dark field microscopy, silver staining, MAT and culture, the evidence of Leptospira infection was demonstrated in 53.6% of them by at least one method. Three rats were identified as serovar L. icterohaemorrhagiae (2 MAT, 1 culture). Leptospirosis is a frequent zoonosis in this area and leptospirosis should be considered as a possible diagnosis in febrile diseases in occupational groups such as farmers, veterians and rice-field workers.http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=1999-4-1-058-063.pdfLeptospiraLeptospirosisWeil disease |
| spellingShingle | İrfan ŞENCAN Hakan LEBLEBİCİOĞLU Mustafa SÜNBÜL Şaban ESEN Cafer EROĞLU Murat GÜNAYDIN The Prevalence of Leptospirosis in Human Beings and Rats in Samsun Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi Leptospira Leptospirosis Weil disease |
| title | The Prevalence of Leptospirosis in Human Beings and Rats in Samsun |
| title_full | The Prevalence of Leptospirosis in Human Beings and Rats in Samsun |
| title_fullStr | The Prevalence of Leptospirosis in Human Beings and Rats in Samsun |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Prevalence of Leptospirosis in Human Beings and Rats in Samsun |
| title_short | The Prevalence of Leptospirosis in Human Beings and Rats in Samsun |
| title_sort | prevalence of leptospirosis in human beings and rats in samsun |
| topic | Leptospira Leptospirosis Weil disease |
| url | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=1999-4-1-058-063.pdf |
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