RESEARCH OF ANTI-Toxoplasma ANTIBODIES IN SNAKES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY AT BELEM AND SANTO ANTÔNIO DO TAUÁ, PARÁ
Keywords:
Toxoplasma gondii, diagnosis, snakes, Boa constrictor, reptileAbstract
Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis that affects several animals species, however, studies of infection in wild animals, especially reptiles, is scarse. This study aimed to evaluate anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies occurrence in snakes kept in captivity at Belém and Santo Antônio do Tauá, Pará State, Brazil. Twenty-seven (27) Boa constrictor blood samples were evaluated by Modified Direct Agglutination Test (MAT). Snakes had no specific antibodies to this protozoan. Additional studies are needed to determine the actual occurrence of this zoonosis in wild animals kept in captivity at Pará State.
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2023-04-13
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Oliveira PAS, Meneses AMC, Souza NF de, Luz MA, Freitas NM da S, Moraes CCG de, Silva RC da, Langoni H. RESEARCH OF ANTI-Toxoplasma ANTIBODIES IN SNAKES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY AT BELEM AND SANTO ANTÔNIO DO TAUÁ, PARÁ. RVZ [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];19(2):192-5. Available from: https://rvz.emnuvens.com.br/rvz/article/view/1431
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