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Title: 
Bartonella clarridgeiae and Bartonella vinsonii subsp berkhoffii exposure in captive wild canids in Brazil
Author(s): 
Institution: 
  • University of California
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
ISSN: 
0950-2688
Abstract: 
Wild canids are potential hosts for numerous species of Bartonella, yet little research has been done to quantify their infection rates in South America. We sought to investigate Bartonella seroprevalence in captive wild canids from 19 zoos in São Paulo and Mato Grosso states, Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 97 wild canids belonging to four different native species and three European wolves (Canis lupus). Indirect immunofluorescent antibody testing was performed to detect the presence of B. henselae, B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, B. clarridgeiae, and B. rochalimae. Overall, Bartonella antibodies were detected in 11 of the canids, including five (12·8%) of 39 crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous), three (11·1%) of 27 bush dogs (Speothos venaticus), two (8·7%) of 23 maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and one (12·5%) of eight hoary foxes (Lycalopex vetulus), with titres ranging from 1:64 to 1:512. Knowing that many species of canids make excellent reservoir hosts for Bartonella, and that there is zoonotic potential for all Bartonella spp. tested for, it will be important to conduct further research in non-captive wild canids to gain an accurate understanding of Bartonella infection in free-ranging wild canids in South America.
Issue Date: 
1-Feb-2015
Citation: 
Epidemiology And Infection. New York: Cambridge Univ Press, v. 143, n. 3, p. 573-577, 2015.
Time Duration: 
573-577
Publisher: 
Cambridge Univ Press
Keywords: 
  • Bartonella
  • South America
  • Bush dog
  • Crab-eating fox
  • Hoary fox
  • Maned wolf
  • Wild canids
Source: 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24892580
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Type: 
outro
Source:
http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/129136
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