Occurrence of antibodies anti -Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Leptospira interrogans in a captive deer herd in Southern Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Zimpel,Cristina Kraemer
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Grazziotin,Ana Laura, Barros Filho,Ivan Roque de, Guimaraes,Ana Marcia de Sa, Santos,Leonilda Correia dos, Moraes,Wanderlei de, Cubas,Zalmir Silvino, Oliveira,Marcos Jose de, Pituco,Edviges Maristela, Lara,Maria do Carmo Custódio de Souza Hunold, Villalobos,Eliana Monteforte Cassaro, Silva,Lília Marcia Paulin, Cunha,Elenice Maria Sequetin, Castro,Vanessa, Biondo,Alexander Welker
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612015000400482
• topic: Deer; Leptospira; Neospora caninum; serosurvey; Toxoplasma gondii; zoo

Abstract A large number of Brazilian zoos keep many endangered species of deer, however, very few disease surveillance studies have been conducted among captive cervids. Blood samples from 32 Brazilian deer (Blastocerus dichotomus, Mazama nana and Mazama americana) kept in captivity at Bela Vista Biological Sanctuary (Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil) were investigated for 10 ruminant pathogens, with the aims of monitoring deer health status and evaluating any potential zoonotic risk. Deer serum samples were tested for Brucella abortus, Leptospira (23 serovars), Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, bovine viral diarrhea virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus, foot-and-mouth disease virus, western equine encephalitis virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus. Antibodies against T. gondii (15.6%), N. caninum (6.2%) and L. interrogans serogroup Serjoe (3.1%) were detected. The serological results for all other infectious agents were negative. The deer were considered to be clinically healthy and asymptomatic regarding any disease. Compared with studies on free-ranging deer, the prevalences of the same agents tested among the captive deer kept at the Sanctuary were lower, thus indicating good sanitary conditions and high-quality management practices at the zoo.