Risk factors associated withToxoplasma gondiiinfection in captiveSapajusspp
| Autor: | Rinaldo Aparecido Mota, V. O. Ribeiro, P. O. Laroque, J. W. Pinheiro Júnior, Eneida Willcox Rêgo, Débora Rochelly Alves Ferreira, Jitender P. Dubey, Paulo Guilherme Carniel Wagner, José Carlos Silva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Veterinary medicine
biology Sapajus flavius Sapajus libidinosus Toxoplasma gondii medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Toxoplasmosis biology.animal Direct agglutination test parasitic diseases Immunology medicine Animal Science and Zoology Primate Blonde capuchin Raw meat Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Primatology. 77:558-562 |
| ISSN: | 0275-2565 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in captive capuchin monkeys at a facility in the northeastern Brazil. Serum samples from 116 bearded capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus), nine blonde capuchin (Sapajus flavius), five black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella), and four capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.) were tested for T. gondii antibodies using the modified agglutination test (MAT, cut-off ≥25); antibodies were found in 85.3% (99/116) of S. libidinosus, 55.6% (5/9) of S. flavius, 80.0% (4/5) of S. apella, and 75.0% (3/4) of S. spp. The risk factors associated with T. gondii seropositivity were ingestion of raw meat [OR = 4.13 (1.26; 13.50)] and old age [OR = 4.90 (1.70; 14.13)]. Results indicate a very high T. gondii seropositivity in these primate populations. To minimize exposure to T. gondii raw meat should not be fed to these animals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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