Serologic Screening for Smooth Brucella sp. in Wild Animals in Brazil

Talita Gomes da Silva Batista; Felipe Fornazari; Sâmea Fernandes Joaquim; Giulia Soares Latosinski; Carlos Roberto Teixeira; Helio Langoni

doi:10.7589/2018-08-195

Serologic Screening for Smooth Brucella sp. in Wild Animals in Brazil

J Wildl Dis. 2019 Jul;55(3):721-723. doi: 10.7589/2018-08-195. Epub 2019 Jan 25.

Authors

Talita Gomes da Silva Batista¹, Felipe Fornazari², Sâmea Fernandes Joaquim², Giulia Soares Latosinski², Carlos Roberto Teixeira³, Helio Langoni²

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Antônio Carlos Street 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil.
² 2 Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Prof. Dr. Walter Mauricio Correa Street, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-681, Brazil.
³ 3 Center for Medicine and Wildlife Research, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Prof. Dr. Walter Mauricio Correa Street, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-681, Brazil.

PMID: 30681897
DOI: 10.7589/2018-08-195

Abstract

Antibodies against smooth Brucella were investigated in serum samples of 526 freeranging mammals (21 species) in Brazil. All animals were seronegative, which indicated lowlevel exposure to these bacteria.

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Wild*
Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
Brazil / epidemiology
Brucella / classification
Brucella / isolation & purification*
Brucellosis / epidemiology
Brucellosis / microbiology*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Serologic Tests / veterinary*

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial