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

• Main Author: Ullmann, Leila Sabrina [UNESP]
• Publication Date: 2017
• Other Authors: Gravinatti, Mara Lucia, Yamatogi, Ricardo Seiti [UNESP], Santos, Leonilda Correa dos, Moraes, Wanderlei de, Cubas, Zalmir Silvino, Camossi, Lucilene Granuzzio [UNESP], Barros Filho, Ivan Roque de, Langoni, Helio [UNESP], Costa Vieira, Rafael Felipe da, Biondo, Alexander Welker
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Download full: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0315-2016; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/162851
• topic: Leptospirosis; Toxoplasmosis; Captive; Free-ranging

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.