| occurrence of antibodies anti -toxoplasma gondii, neospora caninum and leptospira interrogans in a captive deer herd in southern brazil. | a large number of brazilian zoos keep many endangered species of deer, however, very few disease surveillance studies have been conducted among captive cervids. blood samples from 32 brazilian deer (blastocerus dichotomus, mazama nana and mazama americana) kept in captivity at bela vista biological sanctuary (foz do iguaçu, brazil) were investigated for 10 ruminant pathogens, with the aims of monitoring deer health status and evaluating any potential zoonotic risk. deer serum samples were tested ... | 2015 | 26689185 |
| toxoplasmosis in naturally infected deer from brazil. | serum samples from 107 cervids were examined for toxoplasma gondii antibodies using indirect hemagglutination (iha), indirect immunofluorescence (ifa), enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and dot-elisa. samples were obtained from 66 marsh deer (blastocerus dichotomus) in the state of são paulo (brazil) and from 41 pampas deer (ozotocerus bezoarticus) in the state of goiás (brazil). antibodies to t. gondii were found in 23 (22%) of the deer, with 18 and 5 positive samples, respectively, for ... | 1997 | 9391980 |