Occurrence of antibodies against Leptospira spp. In free-ranging wild canids from the Brazilian savanna

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Thaís C.s. Rodrigues¹  André L.q. Santos¹  Anna M.c. Lima-ribeiro¹  Frederico G. Lemos¹  Fernanda C. Azevedo¹  Ricardo C. Arrais¹  Dayane O. Gomes¹  Tatiane C.f. Tavares¹ 

关键词: Carnivores;    Cerdocyon thous;    Chrysocyon brachyurus;    Lycalopex vetulus;    conservation;    leptospirosis.;    Carnívoros;    Cerdocyon thous;    Chrysocyon brachyurus;    Lycalopex vetulus;    conservação;    leptospirose.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2015000800005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Abstract: The Brazilian savanna, also known as Cerrado, is one of the world's richest and most ecologically invaluable tropical savanna regions. There are few studies in Brazil about the diseases that affect the wild canids of this biome, which may be harmful to wildlife populations and public health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of antibodies against Leptospira spp. in three Cerrado wild canids species using the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Serum samples were tested from 19 crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous), 14 maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus), and seven hoary foxes (Lycalopex vetulus), all free-ranging animals found in the municipalities of Araguari and Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State, and Cumari, Goiás State, Brazil. Fourteen (35%) of these samples were seropositive. The most frequent serovars detected in the samples were Copenhageni and Hardjo, but reactions to the serovars Autumnalis, Grippotyphosa, Hebdomadis, Wolffi, and Icterohaemorrhagiae also occurred. Notwithstanding other reported results, this study is the first to report the presence of antibodies against Leptospira spp. in L. vetulus. The three species of wild canids examined may act as potential hosts for several serovars of leptospira in Brazil's savanna environment.

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