RESUMO
INTRODUCTION:: Brazilian native species are reemerging as increasingly free-ranging populations. METHODS:: Sera from 31 capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and 28 peccaries (Pecari tajacu and Tayassu pecari) were tested for anti-Leptospira and anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using microscopic seroagglutination test. RESULTS:: Nineteen percent of free-ranging and 10.0% of captive capybaras, along with 31.8% of collared peccaries, were seropositive for T. gondii. None was seropositive for Leptospira sp. CONCLUSIONS:: The present findings indicated low risk of disease, particularly among capybaras and white-lipped peccaries; however, active surveillance programs are important for monitoring wildlife health and public health once they are in public parks around cities.
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Leptospirose/veterinária , Toxoplasmose Animal/epidemiologia , Testes de Aglutinação , Animais , Animais Selvagens , Anticorpos Antibacterianos/sangue , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/sangue , Artiodáctilos/microbiologia , Artiodáctilos/parasitologia , Brasil/epidemiologia , Leptospira/imunologia , Leptospirose/diagnóstico , Leptospirose/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Roedores/microbiologia , Roedores/parasitologia , Toxoplasma/imunologia , Toxoplasmose Animal/diagnósticoRESUMO
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazilian native species are reemerging as increasingly free-ranging populations. METHODS: Sera from 31 capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and 28 peccaries (Pecari tajacu and Tayassu pecari) were tested for anti-Leptospira and anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using microscopic seroagglutination test. RESULTS: Nineteen percent of free-ranging and 10.0% of captive capybaras, along with 31.8% of collared peccaries, were seropositive for T. gondii. None was seropositive for Leptospira sp. CONCLUSIONS: The present findings indicated low risk of disease, particularly among capybaras and white-lipped peccaries; however, active surveillance programs are important for monitoring wildlife health and public health once they are in public parks around cities.