Sero-epidemiological survey for toxoplasmosis in wild New World monkeys (Cebus spp.; Alouatta caraya) at the Paraná river basin, Paraná State, Brazil.
In this study, we captured 60 wild New World monkeys (Cebus spp.; Alouatta caraya) at the Paraná river basin, Paraná State, Brazil, and modified agglutination test (MAT) was performed to evaluate anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. Prevalence was 30.2% (13/43) in Cebus spp. (capuchin monkeys) and 17.6% (3/17) for A. caraya (black and golden howler monkeys). MAT showed antibody titers of 16 (15/16) and 64 (1/16). Herein, we have observed an odds ratio (OR)=4.67 (1.06<OR<21.42, p<0.01) among monkeys with presumed risk of human contact. There were not any statistical differences among age, species and sex (p>0.05). The present work is the first report on serum occurrence of anti-T. gondii antibodies in wild capuchin monkeys and in wild black and golden howler monkeys.
Garcia
João Luis
JL
Microbiology and Immunology Laboratory, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste-UNICENTRO, R. Simeão Camargo Varela de Sá, 03, Bairro Cascavel, 85040-080 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil. jlgarcia@unicentro.br
Svoboda
Walfrido Kühl
WK
Chryssafidis
Andréas Lazaros
AL
de Souza Malanski
Luciano
L
Shiozawa
Marcos Massaaki
MM
de Moraes Aguiar
Lucas
L
Teixeira
Gustavo Monteiro
GM
Ludwig
Gabriela
G
da Silva
Lineu Roberto
LR
Hilst
Carmem
C
Navarro
Italmar Teodorico
IT
D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000508:Alouatta; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002428:Cebus; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan