Autoria: DORNELES, E. M. S.; PELLEGRIN, A. O.; PERES, I. A. H. F. S.; MATHIAS, L. A.; MOURAO, G. de M.; BIANCHI, R. de C.; OLIFIERS, N.; ROCHA, F. L.; LAGE, A, P.

Resumo: A serological survey in free-ranging crab-eating foxes (Canidae: Cerdocyon thous) and brown-nosed coatis (Procyonidae: Nasua nasua) was performed in the Nhecolândia sub-region of the Brazilian Pantanal to evaluate the presence of anti-smooth Brucella antibodies on those wild populations. The detection of anti-smooth Brucella antibodies was performed by the Rose Bengal Test (RBT) as screening test and the Fluorescence Polarization Assay (FPA) as a confi rmatory test. The frequency of smooth Brucella seropositive animals were 13.2% (5/38, 95% CI: 4.4% - 28.1%) for crab-eating foxes and 8.8% (3/34, 95% CI: 1.9% -23.7%) for brown-nosed coatis. No association was found between seropositivity for brucellosis and gender or age. The results of this study suggest exposure to or infection of crabeating fox and brown-nosed coati from the Brazilian Pantanal by Brucella spp.

Ano de publicação: 2014

Tipo de publicação: Artigo de periódico

Unidade: Embrapa Pantanal

Palavras-chave: Brucella, Epidemiologia, Reservatórios, Reservoirs