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Patrick D Mathews1, Vera M F da Silva, Fernando C W Rosas, José A d'Affonseca Neto, Stella M Lazzarini, Daniella C Ribeiro, Jitender P Dubey, Silvio A Vasconcellos, Solange M Gennari.
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 ofleptospires 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.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22448513 DOI： 10.1638/2011-0178.1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Zoo Wildl Med ISSN： 1042-7260 Impact factor: 0.776