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Provedor de dados: | 80
País: | Brazil
Título: | Leptospira spp. antibodies in captive coatis (Nasua nasua Storr, 1780) (Carnivora: Procyonidae)
Autores: | Langoni,H; Kawaguchi,MF; Oshika,JC; Da Silva,RC; Teixeira,CR.
Data: | 2009-01-01
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Nasua nasua; Leptospira spp.; Captive coatis; Antibodies; Microscopic agglutination test.
Resumo: | Leptospirosis is a worldwide infection that affects many species, including wild animals. The present study aimed to detect Leptospira spp. antibodies in 17 captive coatis (Nasua nasua) by the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Nine (52.94%) animals tested positive and the following serovars were identified: Copenhageni (22.22%), Shermani (22.22%), Andamana (11.11%), Wolfii (11.11%) and Pyrogenes (11.11%). Two samples presented coagglutination, one (11.11%) for Hebdomadis and Wolfii, and another (11.11%) for Hebdomadis, Hardjo and Wolfii. The current study revealed the presence of the infection even in animals without any clinical signs, reinforcing the possibility that wild animals in captivity may be infected by leptospire serovars, thus enabling reservoirs.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/other
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992009000400013
Editor: | Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos
Relação: | 10.1590/S1678-91992009000400013
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases  v.15 n.4 2009
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess