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ANTIBODIES AGAINST BRUCELLA ABORTUS AND LEPTOSPIRA SPP. IN CAPTIVE MAMMALS IN THE STATES OF PARá AND RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRAZIL

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Abstract:  Brazil has a large variety of wild animal species, but limited data are available on the occurrence of Brucella abortus and Leptospira spp. antibodies in these animals. Sera from… Click to show full abstract

Abstract:  Brazil has a large variety of wild animal species, but limited data are available on the occurrence of Brucella abortus and Leptospira spp. antibodies in these animals. Sera from 141 captive mammals belonging to 11 different species from the Northern and Northeastern regions of Brazil were screened. Antibodies against B. abortus and Leptospira spp. (24 live serovars) were investigated using the Rose Bengal plate and microscopic agglutination tests, respectively. Associations between the age, gender, and place of captivity were analyzed using the Pearson chi-square or the Fisher exact test. None of the animals were antibody positive for B. abortus. Among the animals tested, 11 (7.8%) were seropositive for Leptospira spp. These included one red brocket deer (Mazama americana), two tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella), seven agoutis (Dasyprocta aguti), and one lowland paca (Cuniculus paca). No association was observed between sex, age, and the occurrence of Leptospira spp. antibodies (P > 0.05). However, an association was observed according to the place of captivity (P = 0.046). From these 11 positive animals, six (54.5%) reacted to the serovars from the Icterohaemorraghiae serogroup, which is mainly responsible for the clinical cases of human leptospirosis in Brazil. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Leptospira spp. antibodies in M. americana and C. paca.

Keywords: leptospira spp; spp; abortus leptospira; captive mammals; brucella abortus

Journal Title: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Year Published: 2018

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