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Zoological and botanical parks play a fundamental role in the conservation of biodiversity, and serve as valuable sources of information (Costa, 2004). However, the spread of pathogens among different confined… Click to show full abstract
Zoological and botanical parks play a fundamental role in the conservation of biodiversity, and serve as valuable sources of information (Costa, 2004). However, the spread of pathogens among different confined wild species is highly probable due to population densification in smaller facilities (Cubas, 2008). One of the important zoonotic agents is Leptospira spp., a pathogen that can infect different animal species without necessarily causing any clinical symptoms, and that can transform the hosts into potential carriers (Ebani, 2017). Molecular diagnostic techniques can effectively detect this pathogen with high sensitivity and specificity (Cordeiro et al., 2017).
Journal Title: Arquivo Brasileiro De Medicina Veterinaria E Zootecnia
Year Published: 2021
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