title: Leptospira and Brucella antibodies in collared anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla) in Brazilian zoos.
abstract: The presence of Leptospira spp. and Brucella spp. antibodies was investigated in serum samples from 28 collared anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla) kept in seven Brazilian zoos. Sera were tested against 19 Leptospira serovars using microscopic agglutination. Samples reacted to the following serovars: two (7.14%) to Patoc, three (10.71%) to Tarrasovi, three (10.71%) to both Patoc and Tarrasovi, two (7.14%) to Wolffi, and one (3.57%) to Australis. Two (7.14%) samples reacted to the buffered Brucella antigen test, but no confirmatory reaction occurred using the 2-mercaptoethanol slow slide agglutination test. No sample was reactive in the agar gel immunodiffusion test for rugose species of Brucella. The presence of anti-leptospira agglutinins in captive T. tetradactyla serum indicates that this species may be susceptible to infection by these bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil.
authors.forename: Indiara dos Santos
authors.initials: Idos S
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.forename: Márcio Manhães
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Folly
authors.forename: Luize Néli Nunes
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Tatiane Mendes Varela
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Mariana Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Martha Maria
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial