| first report of natural infection of a bush dog (speothos venaticus) with leishmania (leishmania) chagasi in brazil. | we report here the first known case of natural infection of a bush dog with leishmania (leishmania) chagasi in brazil. the specimen was captured in the wild in the state of mato grosso and is currently being held in captivity at fundação jardim zoológico, rio de janeiro, brazil. the leishmaniasis was diagnosed by culture of promastigote forms in intact skin fragments and their characterization by isoenzyme electrophoresis. this report calls attention to the parasitological and etiological contro ... | 2008 | 18036627 |
| [leishmania (leishmania) infantum chagasi in wild canids kept in captivity in the state of mato grosso]. | visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonosis that affects many mammals, and domestic canids are the main reservoirs in urban environments. this note describes infection by leishmania (leishmania) infantum chagasi among wild canids kept in captivity in the state of mato grosso, brazil. | 2010 | 20563507 |
| antibodies to toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in captive neotropical and exotic wild canids and felids. | this study was designed to detect antibodies to toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in wild captive carnivores maintained in brazilian zoos. blood samples were collected from 142 brazilian wild felids and 19 exotic felids in zoos, and 3 european wolves (canis lupus) and 94 brazilian wild canids maintained in captivity in brazilian zoos of são paulo, mato grosso states and federal district. one hundred and two (63.4%) and 70 (50.3%) of the 161 wild felids tested were seropositive for t. gondii ... | 2010 | 20950109 |
| hemoplasmas in wild canids and felids in brazil. | hemotropic mycoplasmas, epicellular erythrocytic bacterial parasites lacking a cell wall, are the causative agents of infectious anemia in numerous mammalian species. the presence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in blood samples of neotropical and exotic wild canids and felids from brazilian zoos were recorded using molecular techniques. blood samples were collected from 146 brazilian wild felids, 19 exotic felids, 3 european wolves (canis lupus), and from 97 brazilian wild canids from zoos in the bra ... | 2011 | 22946419 |
| molecular and serological detection of babesia spp. in neotropical and exotic carnivores in brazilian zoos. | large and small piroplasms have been observed in the blood smears of various wild carnivores, but few studies utilizing molecular characterization have been done. the goal of this present study was to investigate the presence of babesia sp. by molecular and serologic techniques in exotic and neotropical carnivores maintained in captivity at brazilian zoos. blood and sera samples were collected from 146 brazilian wild felids, 21 exotic felids, 1 genet (genetta tigrina), 3 european wolves (canis l ... | 2011 | 22946386 |
| bartonella clarridgeiae and bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii exposure in captive wild canids in brazil. | summary wild canids are potential hosts for numerous species of bartonella, yet little research has been done to quantify their infection rates in south america. we sought to investigate bartonella seroprevalence in captive wild canids from 19 zoos in são paulo and mato grosso states, brazil. blood samples were collected from 97 wild canids belonging to four different native species and three european wolves (canis lupus). indirect immunofluorescent antibody testing was performed to detect the p ... | 2015 | 24892580 |
| molecular detection of tick-borne bacterial agents in brazilian and exotic captive carnivores. | the present study aims to detect and characterize by molecular techniques, the presence of tick-borne pathogens in wild captive carnivore blood samples from brazil. blood was collected from 76 brazilian felids, 23 exotic felids, 3 european wolves (canis lupus), and 97 brazilian canids maintained in captivity in zoos located in são paulo and mato grosso states, brazil. dna of each sample was used in pcr reactions for ehrlichia, anaplasma, and rickettsia identification. the blood from 10/100 (10%) ... | 2012 | 22749737 |