Sero-epidemiological survey for brucellosis, leptospirosis, and toxoplasmosis in free-ranging Alouatta caraya and Callithrix penicillata from São Paulo State, Brazil

Camila Vieira Molina, José Luiz Catão-Dias, José Soares Ferreira Neto, Silvio Arruda Vasconcellos, Solange Maria Gennari, Rodrigo Del Rio do Valle, Gisele Oliveira de Souza, Zenaide Maria de Morais, Sérgio Netto Vitaliano, Ricardo De Francisco Strefezzi, Marina Galvão Bueno

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BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Sera were tested for Brucella spp., Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 68 free-ranging New World monkeys from a forest fragment of the Brazilian Cerrado.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: All animals were negative for Brucella spp. and Leptospira spp. However, 75% of Alouatta caraya and 16.6% of Callithrix penicillata were positive for T. gondii. The implications for conservation and health management are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-201
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of medical primatology
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2014

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Alouatta
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial/blood
  • Antibodies, Protozoan/blood
  • Brazil/epidemiology
  • Brucellosis/epidemiology
  • Callithrix
  • Female
  • Leptospirosis/epidemiology
  • Male
  • Monkey Diseases/epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Toxoplasmosis, Animal/epidemiology

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