title: Occurrences of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in Barbary sheep at Curitiba zoo, southern Brazil.
abstract: Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) have the potential to act as hosts of important infectious diseases, particularly zoonoses. Blood samples from 17 Barbary sheep at the Curitiba zoo were collected to evaluate occurrences of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies, tested using the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT). Anti-T. gondii and anti-N. caninum antibodies were detected in 4/17 (23.5%) and 4/17 (23.5%) samples, respectively. The present study has shown that Barbary sheep at Curitiba zoo were exposed to T. gondii and N. caninum and therefore may act as intermediate hosts, spreading toxoplasmosis and neosporosis within and between species in shared areas.
authors: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná ? UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors: Vivien Midori
authors: VM
authors: Morikawa
authors: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná ? UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors: Cristina Kraemer
authors: CK
authors: Zimpel
authors: Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia ? UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
authors: Igor Adolfo Dexheimer
authors: IA
authors: Paploski
authors: Instituto Biológico, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Sanidade Animal, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors: Maria do Carmo Custódio de Souza Hunold
authors: Mdo C
authors: Lara
authors: Instituto Biológico, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Sanidade Animal, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors: Eliana Monteforte Cassaro
authors: EM
authors: Villalobos
authors: Instituto Biológico, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Sanidade Animal, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors: Adriana Hellmeister de Campos Nogueira
authors: AH
authors: Romaldini
authors: Instituto Biológico, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Sanidade Animal, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors: Liria Hiromi
authors: LH
authors: Okuda
authors: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná ? UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors: Alexander Welker
authors: AW
authors: Biondo
authors: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná ? UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors: Ivan Roque de
authors: IR
authors: Barros Filho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology*; D012418:Ruminants / Q000276:immunology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan