RESEARCH OF ANTI-Toxoplasma ANTIBODIES IN SNAKES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY AT BELEM AND SANTO ANTONIO DO TAUA, PARA STATE, BRAZIL

RESEARCH OF ANTI-Toxoplasma ANTIBODIES IN SNAKES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY AT BELEM AND SANTO ANTONIO DO TAUA, PARA STATE, BRAZIL

Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis that affects several animals species, however, studies of infection in wild animals, especially reptiles, is scarse. This study aimed to evaluate anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies occurrence in snakes kept in captivity at Belem and Santo Antonio do Taua, Para S...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinária e zootecnia 2012-06, Vol.19 (2), p.192-195
Hauptverfasser: Oliveira, PAS, Meneses, AMC, de Souza, NF, Luz, MA, da Silva Freitas, NM, de Moraes, CCG, da Silva, RC, Langoni, H
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Sprache:por
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Boa constrictor
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Zusammenfassung:Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis that affects several animals species, however, studies of infection in wild animals, especially reptiles, is scarse. This study aimed to evaluate anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies occurrence in snakes kept in captivity at Belem and Santo Antonio do Taua, Para State, Brazil. Twenty-seven (27) Boa constrictor blood samples were evaluated by Modified Direct Agglutination Test (MAT). Snakes had no specific antibodies to this protozoan. Additional studies are needed to determine the actual occurrence of this zoonosis in wild animals kept in captivity at Para State.
ISSN:0102-5716