Serosurvey of anti- Leptospira sp. and anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in capybaras and collared and white-lipped peccaries

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Leila Sabrina Ullmann, Mara Lúcia Gravinatti, Ricardo Seiti Yamatogi, Leonilda Correa dos Santos, Wanderlei de Moraes, Zalmir Silvino Cubas, Lucilene Granuzzio Camossi, Ivan Roque de Barros Filho, Helio Langoni, Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira, Alexander Welker Biondo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Leptospirosis; Toxoplasmosis; Captive; Free-ranging; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0315-2016; https://doaj.org/article/f11aa251e79540c7a8f5650fc43c40ac

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazilian native species are reemerging as increasingly free-ranging populations. METHODS: Sera from 31 capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and 28 peccaries (Pecari tajacu and Tayassu pecari) were tested for anti-Leptospira and anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using microscopic seroagglutination test. RESULTS: Nineteen percent of free-ranging and 10.0% of captive capybaras, along with 31.8% of collared peccaries, were seropositive for T. gondii. None was seropositive for Leptospira sp. CONCLUSIONS: The present findings indicated low risk of disease, particularly among capybaras and white-lipped peccaries; however, active surveillance programs are important for monitoring wildlife health and public health once they are in public parks around cities.