Serosurvey of Toxoplasma gondii and Leptospira spp. in Free-Range Agoutis (Dasyprocta azarae) from an Urban Area of Southern Brazil

Ana Carolina Yamakawa; Maysa Pellizzaro; Sâmea Fernandes Joaquim; Graziela Ribeiro da Cunha; Patricia Weckerlin; Camila Marinelli Martins; Andrea Pires dos Santos; Helio Langoni; Rogério Ribas Lange; Alexander Welker Biondo

doi:10.7589/2019-05-137

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31 March 2020 Serosurvey of Toxoplasma gondii and Leptospira spp. in Free-Range Agoutis (Dasyprocta azarae) from an Urban Area of Southern Brazil

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 56(2):472-474 (2020). https://doi.org/10.7589/2019-05-137

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Thirty-six free-ranging agoutis (Dasyprocta azarae) from an urban area of the municipality of Curitiba, a southern region of Brazil, were tested for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Leptospira spp. Antibodies were present in 25% and 6% agoutis, respectively. No statistical differences were observed based on sex, age, and body mass of the agoutis. High T. gondii seropositivity indicated environmental contamination, whereas lower seropositivity of Leptospira spp. suggested low environmental contamination or low susceptibility.

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Ana Carolina Yamakawa, Maysa Pellizzaro, Sâmea Fernandes Joaquim, Graziela Ribeiro da Cunha, Patricia Weckerlin, Camila Marinelli Martins, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Helio Langoni, Rogério Ribas Lange, and Alexander Welker Biondo "Serosurvey of Toxoplasma gondii and Leptospira spp. in Free-Range Agoutis (Dasyprocta azarae) from an Urban Area of Southern Brazil," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 56(2), 472-474, (31 March 2020). https://doi.org/10.7589/2019-05-137

Received: 22 May 2019; Accepted: 19 August 2019; Published: 31 March 2020

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