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Andre, M. R.
[1]
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Adania, C. H.
[2]
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Teixeira, R. H. F.
[3]
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Silva, K. F.
[1]
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Jusi, M. M. G.
[1]
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Machado, S. T. Z.
[1]
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de Bortlli, C. P.
[1]
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Falcade, M.
[4]
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Sousa, L.
[5]
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Alegretti, S. M.
[6]
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Felippe, P. A. N.
[7]
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Machado, R. Z.
[1]
Total Authors: 12
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Lab Imunoparasitol, Dept Patol Vet, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet Julio de Mesquita Filho, BR-14884900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Assoc Mata Ciliar, Ctr Brasileiro Conservacao Felideos Neotrop, BR-13212010 Jundiai, SP - Brazil
[3] Zool Sorocaba, BR-18020026 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Zool Amer, BR-13468800 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Zool Ilha Solteira, BR-15378 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[6] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, BR-13081970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[7] Zool Campinas, BR-13025000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 7
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Journal of Parasitology; v. 96, n. 5, p. 1007-1009, OCT 2010. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 22 |
| Abstract | |
This study was designed to detect antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in wild captive carnivores maintained in Brazilian zoos. Blood samples were collected from 142 Brazilian wild felids and 19 exotic felids in zoos, and 3 European wolves (Canis lupus) and 94 Brazilian wild canids maintained in captivity in Brazilian zoos of Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso states and Federal District. One hundred and two (63.4%) and 70 (50.3%) of the 161 wild felids tested were seropositive for T gondii and N. caninum by indirect immunofluorescent assay test (IFAT), respectively. Among sampled wild canids, 49 (50.5%) and 40 (41.2%) animals were seropositive for T. gondii and N. caninum antigens by IFAT, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first serological detection of antibodies to N. caninum in Brazilian wild captive felids and bush dogs (Speothos venaticus (Lund)). (AU) | |