DETECTION OF Leptospira spp. AND Brucella abortus ANTIBODIES IN FREE-LIVING JAGUARS (Panthera onca) IN TWO PROTECTED AREAS OF NORTHERN PANTANAL, BRAZIL

DETECTION OF Leptospira spp. AND Brucella abortus ANTIBODIES IN FREE-LIVING JAGUARS (Panthera onca) IN TWO PROTECTED AREAS OF NORTHERN PANTANAL, BRAZIL

This study aimed to assess the exposure of free-living jaguars (Panthera onca) to Leptospira spp. and Brucella abortus in two conservation units in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The presence of antibodies in blood samples of eleven jaguars was investigated using autochthonous antigens isolate...

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Main Authors: Selma Samiko Miyazaki ONUMA, Daniel Luis Zanella KANTEK, Peter Gransden CRAWSHAW JÚNIOR, Ronaldo Gonçalves MORATO, Joares Adenilson MAY-JÚNIOR, Zenaide Maria de MORAIS, José Soares FERREIRA NETO, Daniel Moura de AGUIAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Zoonotic diseases
Leptospira spp.
B. abortus
Serology
Panthera onca
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