SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR SELECTED INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN FREE-RANGING BRAZILIAN TAPIRS (TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS) IN THE CERRADO OF CENTRAL BRAZIL
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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19/10/2012
19/10/2012
2010
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| Resumo |
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 Goias 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 goudii. This report represents the first serologic survey for selected infectious diseases in a free-ranging population or Brazilians tapirs in central Brazil. Fundo Nacional do Meio Ambiente-MMA Memphis Zoo |
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JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE, v.41, n.1, p.133-136, 2010 1042-7260 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/25509 10.1638/2007-0087.1 |
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eng |
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AMER ASSOC ZOO VETERINARIANS |
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
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restrictedAccess Copyright AMER ASSOC ZOO VETERINARIANS |
| Palavras-Chave | #Brazilian tapir #free-ranging tapir #infectious diseases #Tapirus terrestris #Toxoplasma gondii #wild mammal #ANTIBODIES #Veterinary Sciences |
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