Sero-epidemiological survey for brucellosis, leptospirosis, and toxoplasmosis in free-ranging Alouatta caraya and Callithrix penicillata from Sao Paulo State, Brazil
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2014-06-01
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Molina, Camila Vieira
Catao-Dias, Jose Luiz
Ferreira Neto, Jose Soares
Vasconcellos, Silvio Arruda
Gennari, Solange Maria
Valle, Rodrigo Del Rio do [UNESP]
Souza, Gisele Oliveira de
Morais, Zenaide Maria de
Vitaliano, Sergio Netto
Strefezzi, Ricardo De Francisco
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Background and MethodsSera were tested for Brucella spp., Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 68 free-ranging New World monkeys from a forest fragment of the BrazilianCerrado.Results and ConclusionAll animals were negative for Brucella spp. and Leptospira spp. However, 75% of Alouatta caraya and 16.6% of Callithrix penicillata were positive for T. gondii. The implications for conservation and health management are discussed.
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Alouatta, Brucella spp, Callithrix, environmental health, Leptospira spp, New World monkeys, serology, Toxoplasma gondii
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Journal Of Medical Primatology. Hoboken: Wiley-blackwell, v. 43, n. 3, p. 197-201, 2014.