There was a high social cost in terms of years of potential life lost and partial hospital costs associated with leptospirosis when compared to the possibility of early treatment or prevention of infection, both of which could minimize the impact of the disease on the Brazilian population.
Resumo: Através de uma revisão bibliográfica, apresentamos algumas das principais espécies animais envolvidas no ciclo de transmissão da leptospirose. Foram lidos 80 trabalhos publicados, a busca se deu através de portais indexadores, bibliotecas, livros e informes técnicos que citam como descritores as palavras lepstospiras em animais; sorovares de leptospiras e leptospirose em animais. Assim, relatamos os achados de leptospira em espécies domésticas, de criação, sinantrópicas e silvestres. O conhecimento dos sorovares prevalentes, bem como dos hospedeiros que participam do ciclo da leptospirose é uma estratégia de grande importância que deve ser adotada para o entendimento epidemiológico da doença.Descritores: Sorovares de Leptospiras, Reservatórios Animais, Leptospirose Animal.
Animal reservoirs of leptospirosis: a literature reviewAbstract: Through a literature review, we present some of the main species involved in the transmission cycle of leptospirosis. Were read 80 articles published, the research was done through portals of Indexers, libraries, books and technical reports mentioning the words as descriptors lepstospiras in animals; serovars of leptospires and leptospirosis in animals. Thus, we report the results of leptospira in domestic species of creation, synanthropic and wild. The knowledge of prevalent serovars and reservoirs that participate in the cycle of leptospirosis is an important strategy to be adopted for understanding the epidemiology of the disease.
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