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Sero‐epidemiological survey for brucellosis, leptospirosis, and toxoplasmosis in free‐ranging A louatta caraya and C allithrix penicillata from S ão P aulo State, B razil
Author(s) -
Molina Camila Vieira,
CatãoDias José Luiz,
Ferreira Neto José Soares,
Vasconcellos Silvio Arruda,
Gennari Solange Maria,
Valle Rodrigo Del Rio,
Souza Gisele Oliveira,
Morais Zenaide Maria,
Vitaliano Sérgio Netto,
Strefezzi Ricardo De Francisco,
Bueno Marina Galvão
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/jmp.12112
Subject(s) - brucellosis , leptospira , leptospirosis , brucella , toxoplasmosis , leptospira interrogans , biology , veterinary medicine , toxoplasma gondii , serology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , virology , medicine , antibody
Background and Methods Sera were tested for Brucella spp ., Leptospira spp . and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 68 free‐ranging New World monkeys from a forest fragment of the Brazilian Cerrado. Results and Conclusion All animals were negative for Brucella spp . and Leptospira spp . However, 75% of Alouatta caraya and 16.6% of Callithrix penicillata were positive for T. gondii . The implications for conservation and health management are discussed.