Occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in lowland tapirs maintained ex situ in Brazil and Paraguay

Occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in lowland tapirs maintained ex situ in Brazil and Paraguay

ABSTRACT: Lowland Tapir ( Tapirus terrestris ) is the second largest South American land mammal. It is strictly herbivorous and its exposure to Toxoplasma gondii should be indicative of environmental contamination by oocysts.In the present study antibodies to T. gondii in 47 Brazilian tapirs maint...

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Main Authors: Maria Fernanda Naegeli Gondim, Igor da Cunha Lima Acosta, Maria Cristina Valdetaro Rangel, Herbert Sousa Soares, Solange Maria Gennari, Jitender Prakash Dubey, Zalmir Silvino Cubas, Wanderlei de Moraes, Francisco Javier Sosa Chaparro, Francisco Candido Cardoso Barreto, João Luiz Rossi Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
Anta brasileira
Ex situ
Tapirus terrestris
Toxoplasma gondii
seroprevalência
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