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Risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in captive Sapajus spp
Author(s) -
Ferreira D. R. A.,
Ribeiro V. O.,
Laroque P. O.,
Wagner P. G. C.,
Pinheiro Júnior J. W.,
Silva J. C. R.,
Dubey J. P.,
Rêgo E. W.,
Mota R. A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.22377
Subject(s) - toxoplasma gondii , biology , primate , latex fixation test , ingestion , toxoplasmosis , direct agglutination test , zoology , antibody , veterinary medicine , virology , immunology , serology , ecology , medicine , endocrinology
The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in captive capuchin monkeys at a facility in the northeastern Brazil. Serum samples from 116 bearded capuchin ( Sapajus libidinosus ), nine blonde capuchin ( Sapajus flavius ), five black‐capped capuchin ( Sapajus apella ), and four capuchin monkeys ( Sapajus spp.) were tested for T. gondii antibodies using the modified agglutination test (MAT, cut‐off ≥25); antibodies were found in 85.3% (99/116) of S. libidinosus , 55.6% (5/9) of S. flavius , 80.0% (4/5) of S. apella , and 75.0% (3/4) of S . spp. The risk factors associated with T. gondii seropositivity were ingestion of raw meat [OR = 4.13 (1.26; 13.50)] and old age [OR = 4.90 (1.70; 14.13)]. Results indicate a very high T. gondii seropositivity in these primate populations. To minimize exposure to T. gondii raw meat should not be fed to these animals. Am. J. Primatol. 77:558–562, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.