Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Captive Neotropical and Exotic Wild Canids and Felids

• Published in: Journal of Parasitology
• Main Authors: Andre, M. R., Adania, C. H., Teixeira, R. H. F., Silva, K. F., Jusi, M. M. G., Machado, S. T. Z., de Bortlli, C. P., Falcade, M., Sousa, L., Alegretti, S. M., Felippe, P. A. N., Machado, R. Z.
• Other Authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Amer Soc Parasitologists 2010
• Subjects: Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/41953; https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-2502.1

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA) Processo FAPESP: 07/59889-6 Processo FAPESP: 08/55570-8 IBAMA: S02027.002943/2005 IBAMA: 15901-1 This study was designed to detect antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in wild captive carnivores maintained in Brazilian zoos. Blood samples were collected from 142 Brazilian wild felids and 19 exotic felids in zoos, and 3 European wolves (Canis lupus) and 94 Brazilian wild canids maintained in captivity in Brazilian zoos of São Paulo, Mato Grosso states and Federal District. One hundred and two (63.4%) and 70 (50.3%) of the 161 wild felids tested were seropositive for T gondii and N. caninum by indirect immunofluorescent assay test (IFAT), respectively. Among sampled wild canids, 49 (50.5%) and 40 (41.2%) animals were seropositive for T. gondii and N. caninum antigens by IFAT, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first serological detection of antibodies to N. caninum in Brazilian wild captive felids and bush dogs (Speothos venaticus (Lund)).