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https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18077| Title: | Occurrence of antibodies to toxoplasma gondii and Lepstospira spp. in manatees (Trichechus inunguis) of the Brazilian Amazon |
| Authors: | Delgado, Patrick Mathews Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira da Weber Rosas, Fernando Cesar D'Affonsêca Neto, José Anselmo Lazzarini, Stella Maris Ribeiro, Daniella Carvalho Dubey, Jitender P. Vasconcellos, Sílvio Arruda Gennari, Solange Maria |
| Keywords: | Bacterium Antibody Protozoon Antibody Animals Animals Disease Blood Immunology Leptospira Leptospirosis Toxoplasma Toxoplasmosis Trichechus Inunguis Animal Antibodies, Bacterial Antibodies, Protozoan Leptospira Leptospirosis Toxoplasma Toxoplasmosis, Animals Trichechus Inunguis Animalsia Leptospira Mammalia Sirenia Toxoplasma Gondii Trichechidae Trichechus Inunguis |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| metadata.dc.publisher.journal: | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Volume 43, Número 1, Pags. 85-88 |
| Abstract: | The presence of Toxoplasma gondii and Leptospira spp. antibodies was investigated in 74 manatees (Trichechus inunguis [Mammalia: Sirenia]) kept in captivity in two rescue units in the northern region of Brazil. Antibodies to T. gondii were detected in 29 (39.2%) of 74 animals by using the modified agglutination test (titer, 1:25). For antibodies against Leptospira spp., sera were diluted 1:50 and tested against 24 strains of leptospires by microscopic agglutination microtechnique, and positive samples were end titrated. Twenty-three (31.1%) of 74 animals were reactive to four serovars (Patoc 21/23, Castellonis 2/23, Icterohaemorrhagiae 1/23, and Butembo 1/23), with titers ranging from 100 to 1,600. This is the first report of antibodies against T. gondii and Leptospira spp. in T. inunguis from the Brazilian Amazon. Copyright © 2012 by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1638/2011-0178.1 |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigos |
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