Serologic Survey for Selected Infectious Diseases in Free-Ranging Brazilian Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil

From September 2000 to January 2002, a serologic survey was conducted in a population of free-ranging Brazilian tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) inhabiting Emas National Park and surrounding areas in Goiás state, central Brazil, as part of an ecologic study. Ten tapirs were immobilized with a tiletamine–...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2010-03, Vol.41 (1), p.133-136
Hauptverfasser:	Furtado, Mariana Malzoni, de Almeida Jácomo, Anah Tereza, Kashivakura, Cyntia Kayo, Tôrres, Natália Mundim, Marvulo, Maria Fernanda Vianna, Ragozo, Alessandra Mara Alves, de Souza, Silvio Luís Pereira, Neto, José Soares Ferreira, Vasconcellos, Silvio Arruda, Morais, Zenaide Maria, Cortez, Adriana, Richtzenhain, Leonardo José, Silva, Jean Carlos Ramos, Silveira, Leandro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anemia Animal diseases Animals Antibodies Brazil - epidemiology Brazilian tapir BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS Communicable Diseases - blood Communicable Diseases - epidemiology Communicable Diseases - veterinary Ecosystem Epidemiology free-ranging tapir Horses Infectious diseases Leptospira Perissodactyla - blood Serologic Tests Serology Tapirus terrestris Toxoplasma gondii wild mammal Zoos
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Zusammenfassung:	From September 2000 to January 2002, a serologic survey was conducted in a population of free-ranging Brazilian tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) inhabiting Emas National Park and surrounding areas in Goiás state, central Brazil, as part of an ecologic study. Ten tapirs were immobilized with a tiletamine–zolazepam combination, and blood samples were collected. All sera were negative for Leptospira spp., Brucella abortus, and equine infectious anemia; and one of 10 animals was positive for Toxoplasma gondii. This report represents the first serologic survey for selected infectious diseases in a free-ranging population of Brazilians tapirs in central Brazil.
ISSN:	1042-7260 1937-2825
DOI:	10.1638/2007-0087.1