Serosurvey of Smooth Brucella, Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in Free-Ranging Jaguars (Panthera onca) and Domestic Animals from Brazil.

• Main Authors: Furtado, Mariana Malzoni, Gennari, Solange Maria, Ikuta, Cassia Yumi, Jácomo, Anah Tereza de Almeida, de Morais, Zenaide Maria, Pena, Hilda Fátima de Jesus, Porfírio, Grasiela Edith de Oliveira, Silveira, Leandro, Sollmann, Rahel, de Souza, Gisele Oliveira, Tôrres, Natália Mundim, Ferreira Neto, José Soares
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2015
• Subjects: Animals; Domestic; Cattle; Dogs; Panthera; Toxoplasma; Brucella; Leptospira; Brucellosis; Leptospirosis; Toxoplasmosis; Animal; Animal Diseases; Geography; Brazil; General Science & Technology; Pomona; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/44r297pq

This study investigated the exposure of jaguar populations and domestic animals to smooth Brucella, Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in the Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon biomes of Brazil. Between February 2000 and January 2010, serum samples from 31 jaguars (Panthera onca), 1,245 cattle (Bos tau...