Abstract
We used 12 tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae) from northeastern Brazil, and we reported nine (75%) Leptospira sp. PCR-positive animals and six (50%) seropositive. Leptospira sp. DNA sequencing revealed 99% similarity with L. interrogans. Our findings indicated that this species may play a role in the transmission of human leptospirosis.
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Fernandes, J. J., Pinheiro, T. J., Costa, D. F., Araújo Júnior, J. P., Malossi, C. D., Ullmann, L. S., … Higino, S. S. D. S. (2020). Leptospira interrogans infection in tegu lizard (Tupinambis merianae), Brazil. Ciencia Rural, 50(12), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20200424
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