Frequency of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus) from an ecological station in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Rodrigo Costa Da Silva²  Gustavo Puglia Machado²  Tatiane Morosini De Andrade Cruvinel¹  Ciro Alexandre Cruvinel¹  Helio Langoni² 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde PúblicaBotucatu SP ,Brazil

关键词: Toxoplasma gondii;    natural infection;    antibodies;    Cebus apella nigritus;    MAT;    nonhuman primates;    Toxoplasma gondii;    infecção natural;    anticorpos;    Cebus apella nigritus;    MAT;    primatas não humanos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2013000200019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite protozoan. A large percentage of animals presents specific antibodies caused by a previous exposition, resulting in a chronic infection. Felides are the definitive hosts and the other warm-blooded animals, including primates, are the intermediate hosts. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of T. gondii infection in free-living tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus) from an ecological station located on Mata de Santa Teresa, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. T. gondii antibodies were analyzed by modified agglutination test (MAT) in serum samples of 36 tufted capuchin monkeys, considering eight as cut-off titer. From the studied animals, 3/36 (8.33%; CI95% 3.0-21.9%) presented T. gondii antibodies, all with titer 32. No significative difference was observed relating to the sex (1/3 male and 2/3 female), and to the age (1/3 young and 2/3 adult) (P>0.05). Thus, these results demonstrate the presence of T. gondii antibodies in primates from São Paulo state.

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