Record Details
| Furtado, M. M.;Jacomo, A. T. D.;Kashivakura, C. K.;Torres, N. M.;Marvulo, M. F. V.;Ragozo, A. M. A.;de Souza, S. L. P.;Neto, J. S. F.;Vasconcellos, S. A.;Morais, Z. M.;Cortez, A.;Richtzenhain, L. J.;Silva, J. C. R.;Silveira, L. | |
| Serologic survey for selected infectious diseases in free-ranging brazilian tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil | |
| Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine | |
| 2010 | |
| Journal Article | |
| 41 | |
| 1 | |
| 133-136 | |
| 1042-7260 | |
| Brazilian tapir;free-ranging tapir;infectious diseases;Tapirus;terrestris;Toxoplasma gondii;wild mammal;antibodies | |
| From September 2000 to January 2002, a serologic survey was conducted in a population of free-ranging Brazilian tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) inhabiting Emas National Park and surrounding areas in Goias state. central Brazil, as part of an ecologic study. Ten tapirs were immobilized with a tiletamine-zolazepam combination. and blood samples were collected. All sera were negative for Leptospira spp.. Brucella abortus, and equine infectious anemia; and one of 10 animals was positive for Toxoplasma goudii. This report represents the first serologic survey for selected infectious diseases in a free-ranging population or Brazilians tapirs in central Brazil. | |
| English | |