Ciência Rural (Dec 2014)

Serology for brucellosis in free-ranging crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) and brown-nosed coatis (Nasua nasua) from Brazilian Pantanal

  • Elaine Maria Seles Dorneles,
  • Aiesca Oliveira Pellegrin,
  • Igor Alexandre Hany Fuzeta Schabib Péres,
  • Luis Antônio Mathias,
  • Guilherme Mourão,
  • Rita de Cassia Bianchi,
  • Natalie Olifiers,
  • Fabiana Lopes Rocha,
  • Andrey Pereira Lage

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20131167
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44, no. 12
pp. 2193 – 2196

Abstract

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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 confirmatory 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 crab-eating fox and brown-nosed coati from the Brazilian Pantanal by Brucella spp

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