Avaliação sorológica para Toxoplasma gondii pela imunofluorescência indireta e detecção do vírus da imunodeficiência felina pela nested PCR em felinos selvagens / Serological evaluation for Toxoplasma gondii by indirect immunofluorescence and detection of feline immunodeficiency virus by nested PCR in wild felines
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
; 60(5): 1281-1283, out. 2008. tab
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-500104
Responsible library:
BR68.1
ABSTRACT
Nineteen sera and blood samples from wild feline kept in captivity were tested for Toxoplasma gondii antibody and presence of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) DNA, respectively. Eighteen (94.7 percent) of the them were seropositive for toxoplasma. However, the only negative animal, a Leopardus pardalis, was the only FIV positve. These results suggest that the infection by FIV may have compromised its immune system and interfered with antibody production for toxoplasma.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Toxoplasma
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Cats
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Journal subject:
Veterinary Medicine
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Ministério da Agricultura Pecuária e Abastecimento/BR
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UFMG/BR