Exposure of free-living jaguars to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in the Brazilian Pantanal
Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona are related apicomplexan parasites that cause reproductive and neurological disorders in a wide range of domestic and wild animals. In the present study, the immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) was used to investigate the presence of an...
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| author | Selma Samiko Miyazaki Onuma Andréia Lima Tomé Melo Daniel Luis Zanella Kantek Peter Gransden Crawshaw-Junior Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato Joares Adenílson May-Júnior Thábata dos Anjos Pacheco Daniel Moura de Aguiar |
| author_facet | Selma Samiko Miyazaki Onuma Andréia Lima Tomé Melo Daniel Luis Zanella Kantek Peter Gransden Crawshaw-Junior Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato Joares Adenílson May-Júnior Thábata dos Anjos Pacheco Daniel Moura de Aguiar |
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| description | Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona are related apicomplexan parasites that cause reproductive and neurological disorders in a wide range of domestic and wild animals. In the present study, the immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) was used to investigate the presence of antibodies against T. gondii, N. caninum and S. neurona in the sera of 11 free-living jaguars (Panthera onca) in two protected areas in the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Ten jaguars (90.9%) showed seropositivity for T. gondii, eight (72.7%) for S. neurona, and seven (63.6%) for N. caninum antigens. Our findings reveal exposure of jaguars to these related coccidian parasites and circulation of these pathogens in this wild ecosystem. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first serological detection of N. caninum and S. neurona in free-living jaguars. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4249bd08295b42cca0a9bef358010a7b2022-12-21T22:39:28ZengColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia VeterinariaRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária1984-29612014-12-0123454755310.1590/S1984-29612014077S1984-29612014000400547Exposure of free-living jaguars to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in the Brazilian PantanalSelma Samiko Miyazaki OnumaAndréia Lima Tomé MeloDaniel Luis Zanella KantekPeter Gransden Crawshaw-JuniorRonaldo Gonçalves MoratoJoares Adenílson May-JúniorThábata dos Anjos PachecoDaniel Moura de AguiarToxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona are related apicomplexan parasites that cause reproductive and neurological disorders in a wide range of domestic and wild animals. In the present study, the immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) was used to investigate the presence of antibodies against T. gondii, N. caninum and S. neurona in the sera of 11 free-living jaguars (Panthera onca) in two protected areas in the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Ten jaguars (90.9%) showed seropositivity for T. gondii, eight (72.7%) for S. neurona, and seven (63.6%) for N. caninum antigens. Our findings reveal exposure of jaguars to these related coccidian parasites and circulation of these pathogens in this wild ecosystem. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first serological detection of N. caninum and S. neurona in free-living jaguars.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000400547&lng=en&tlng=enPanthera oncaanticorposToxoplasma gondiiNeospora caninumSarcocystis neuronaunidade de conservação |
| spellingShingle | Selma Samiko Miyazaki Onuma Andréia Lima Tomé Melo Daniel Luis Zanella Kantek Peter Gransden Crawshaw-Junior Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato Joares Adenílson May-Júnior Thábata dos Anjos Pacheco Daniel Moura de Aguiar Exposure of free-living jaguars to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in the Brazilian Pantanal Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária Panthera onca anticorpos Toxoplasma gondii Neospora caninum Sarcocystis neurona unidade de conservação |
| title | Exposure of free-living jaguars to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in the Brazilian Pantanal |
| title_full | Exposure of free-living jaguars to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in the Brazilian Pantanal |
| title_fullStr | Exposure of free-living jaguars to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in the Brazilian Pantanal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exposure of free-living jaguars to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in the Brazilian Pantanal |
| title_short | Exposure of free-living jaguars to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in the Brazilian Pantanal |
| title_sort | exposure of free living jaguars to toxoplasma gondii neospora caninum and sarcocystis neurona in the brazilian pantanal |
| topic | Panthera onca anticorpos Toxoplasma gondii Neospora caninum Sarcocystis neurona unidade de conservação |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000400547&lng=en&tlng=en |
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