Histopathological description in Rattus norvegicus’s kindneys seropositives to Leptospira spp.

Authors

  • ingrid L. Jaramillo Delgado Universidad CES, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Medellín, Colombia
  • Diego A. Aranzazu Taborda Universidad de Antioquia, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Medellín, Colombia
  • Santiago Duque-Arias Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8278-4157

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v35i4.25319

Keywords:

Leptospirosis, pathology, public health, rat

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the most common histopathological findings observed by Hematoxylin-Eosin staining in kidneys of Rattus norvegicus naturally infected and seropositive to Leptospira spp using the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) technique. In total, 165 rodents were captured from three locations in Antioquia (Turbo and Medellín). Kidney samples were taken from the seropositive rodents by MAT and Hematoxylin-Eosin staining was used to evaluate the microscopic lesions and Warthin- Starry to visualize the bacteria. The most frequent morphological diagnoses were chronic interstitial nephritis (45.0%), followed by vascular congestion (20.1%) and chronic interstitial pyelonephritis (10.6%). The pathological processes were classified 73.1% as moderate and 26.9% as mild. The agent was not observed with the Warthin starry stain.

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Published

2024-08-30

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How to Cite

Jaramillo Delgado, ingrid L., Aranzazu Taborda, D. A., & Duque-Arias, S. (2024). Histopathological description in Rattus norvegicus’s kindneys seropositives to Leptospira spp. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 35(4), e25319. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v35i4.25319