Title:	Serology for brucellosis in free-ranging crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) and brown-nosed coatis (Nasua nasua) from Brazilian Pantanal.
Authors:	DORNELES, E. M. S. PELLEGRIN, A. O. PERES, I. A. H. F. S. MATHIAS, L. A. MOURAO, G. de M. BIANCHI, R. de C. OLIFIERS, N. ROCHA, F. L. LAGE, A, P.
Affiliation:	ELAINE MARIA SELES DORNELES, UFMG; AIESCA OLIVEIRA PELLEGRIN, CPAP; IGOR ALEXANDRE HANY FUZETA SCHABIB PERES, CPAP; LUIS ANTÔNIO MATHIAS, UNESP; GUILHERME DE MIRANDA MOURAO, CPAP; RITA DE CASSIA BIANCHI, UNESP; NATALIE OLIFIERS, FIOCRUZ; FABIANA LOPES ROCHA, UFPB; ANDREY PEREIRA LAGE, UFMG.
Date Issued:	2014
Citation:	Ciência Rural, Santa Maria, v. 44, n. 12, p. 2193-2196, dez. 2014.
Description:	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 confi rmatory 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 crabeating fox and brown-nosed coati from the Brazilian Pantanal by Brucella spp.
Thesagro:	Brucella Epidemiologia
NAL Thesaurus:	Brazil Cerdocyon thous Nasua nasua Pantanal epidemiology
Keywords:	Reservoirs Reservatórios
ISSN:	0103-8478
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAP)