" Determinaciòn de los factores de riesgo, asociados con la exposiciòn a leptospira patògena, en trabajadores de los centros de faenamientos de la Provincia de Portoviejo".

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease spread worldwide, with a high degree of morbidity and dangerously deadly, therefore, it plays an important role in public health, thus the importance of mandatory reporting of certain zoonotic diseases, being Leptospirosis one of them, studies on Leptospirosis in humans who work every day with animals, are very scarce in our environment, especially lacking knowledge of the factors that influence exposure to the bacterium. Therefore, the objective of this research was to determine the risk factors associated with exposure to pathogenic Leptospira in slaughterhouse workers in the province of Manabí by means of the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT). Thirteen slaughtering centers in the province of Manabí were part of this study, a total of 260 workers of the active slaughtering centers were estimated through telephone calls and on-site visits, which were considered as potential candidates for the present study, participation was voluntary, and a document of authorization of the procedure (informed consent) was signed; Finally, 167 workers participated in the study. The process of detecting antibodies against pathogenic Leptospira consisted of the analysis of blood sera from the people who voluntarily collaborated in the research, which were processed using the Microscopic Agglutination Test. A seroprevalence of exposure to Leptospira of 32.34% was obtained in workers of slaughtering centers in the province of Manabí, the serovars of greater circulation were Hardjo 56%, Canicola 54% and Castellonis 46%, it was determined that, having an employment relationship such as temporary contracts is a risk factor to be seropositive to Leptospira, and joint pain is a protective factor in the presence of anti-Leptospira antibodies, in relation to those who do not suffer from it.