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1 March 2013 SEROLOGIC SURVEY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN POPULATIONS OF MANED WOLF (CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS) AND CRAB-EATING FOX (CERDOCYON THOUS) FROM ÁGUAS EMENDADAS ECOLOGICAL STATION, BRAZIL
Laila M. Proença, Jean C. R. Silva, Paula D. Galera, Marília B. Lion, Jader S. Marinho-Filho, Alessandra Mara Alves Ragozo, Solange Maria Gennari, J. P. Dubey, Silvio Arruda Vasconcellos, Gisele Oliveira Souza, José Wilton Pinheiro Júnior, Vânia Lúcia de Assis Santana, Gilvan L. França, Flávio H. G. Rodrigues
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Abstract

Domestic dogs are reservoirs for many infectious diseases and may represent a potential source of infection for wild canid populations. A serologic investigation of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Brucella abortus, and Leptospira spp. was conducted on three maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and seven crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous), all free-living, at the Águas Emendadas Ecological Station (ESECAE), Federal District, Brazil, between February and October 2006. Out of the 10 samples analyzed, eight (80%) were seropositive for T. gondii: 3/3 (100%) of the maned wolves and 5/7 (71.4%) of the crab-eating foxes. None of the animals presented anti–N. caninum, B. abortus, and Leptospira spp. antibodies. This study demonstrated that the wild canid populations at ESECAE presented high exposure to T. gondii and indicated that there is high environmental contamination at the Station, which can be attributed to its proximity to urban zones, the presence of domestic cats in the study area, or the existence of other wild infected felines.

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Laila M. Proença, Jean C. R. Silva, Paula D. Galera, Marília B. Lion, Jader S. Marinho-Filho, Alessandra Mara Alves Ragozo, Solange Maria Gennari, J. P. Dubey, Silvio Arruda Vasconcellos, Gisele Oliveira Souza, José Wilton Pinheiro Júnior, Vânia Lúcia de Assis Santana, Gilvan L. França, and Flávio H. G. Rodrigues "SEROLOGIC SURVEY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN POPULATIONS OF MANED WOLF (CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS) AND CRAB-EATING FOX (CERDOCYON THOUS) FROM ÁGUAS EMENDADAS ECOLOGICAL STATION, BRAZIL," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44(1), 152-155, (1 March 2013). https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260-44.1.152
Received: 28 February 2009; Published: 1 March 2013
KEYWORDS
Cerdocyon thous
Chrysocyon brachyurus
crab-eating fox
infectious diseases
maned wolf
serologic survey
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