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Título: Occurrence of antibodies to toxoplasma gondii and Lepstospira spp. in manatees (Trichechus inunguis) of the Brazilian Amazon
Autor: 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
Palavras-chave: 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
Data do documento: 2012
Revista: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
É parte de: 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.
DOI: 10.1638/2011-0178.1
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