Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies from wild canids from Brazil.
The prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies was evaluated by the indirect immunofluorescent-antibody test in serum of 57 wild canids from three different species: Lycalopex gymnocercus, Cerdocyon thous and Dusicyon vetulus from the northeast, southeast and southern regions of Brazil. The prevalence was 35.1%, with 20 of the 57 canids demonstrating antibodies anti-T. gondii at dilutions of 1:16 in 2, 1:32 in 4, 1:64 in 2, 1:128 in 2, 1:256 in 6, 1:512 in 2 and 1:2048 in 2 animals. None of the D. vetulus were positive. Among the L. gymnocercus 11 (91.7%) of the 12 samples were positive and among C. thous 9 (60%) of the 15 had antibodies anti-T. gondii.
Gennari
Solange M
SM
Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo CEP, SP, Brazil. sgennari@usp.br
Canón-Franco
William A
WA
Yai
Lúcia E O
LE
de Souza
Silvio L P
SL
Santos
Leonilda C
LC
Farias
Nara A R
NA
Ruas
Jerônimo
J
Rossi
Frances W
FW
Gomes
Albério A B
AA
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology*; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology*; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000254:growth & development*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan