Article Dans Une Revue Bulletin de la Société de pathologie exotique Année : 2009

Tailless tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus): natural maintenance host of leptospires ?

Le tanrec (Tenrec ecaudatus) : réservoir animal de leptospires ?

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In order to know if the Tailless tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus), endemic insectivorous mammal of Madagascar and present only on Indian Ocean islands, is a natural maintenance host of leptospires carrier in La Reunion, we conducted a research of anti-leptospire antibodies by microagglutination test in 37 individuals. 81.1% of serums tested were positive, (>1/50) with the highest titers for the Icteroharmorrhagiae serogroup. So, in la Reunion, the Tailless tenrec can be suspected of being a reservoir of leptospires. A more detailed study, should confirm or not this hypothesis and should possibly quantify its importance.

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hal-02661911 , version 1 (30-05-2020)

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M. Sigaud, S. Caceres, M. Picard, Amélie Desvars, A. Michault. Le tanrec (Tenrec ecaudatus) : réservoir animal de leptospires ?. Bulletin de la Société de pathologie exotique , 2009, 102 (1), pp.19-20. ⟨hal-02661911⟩

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