serologic evidence of toxoplasma gondii infection in wild birds and mammals from southeast brazil. | in this study, serum samples of 53 wild animals from two different states from the southeast region of brazil were analyzed for the presence of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies by the modified agglutination test (mat), with a cut-off of 1: 5 for birds and of 1: 25 for mammals. out of the sampled animals, 27 were birds and 26 were mammals, and from this total, 83% (n = 44) were free-living animals. antibodies were found in 13 mammals, from which 11 were free-living animals, and in five birds, al ... | 2014 | 24712186 |