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Surveillance using serological and molecular methods for the detection of infectious agents in captive Brazilian neotropic and exotic felids
Fecha
2012Registro en:
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION, THOUSAND OAKS, v. 24, n. 1, supl. 1, Part 6, pp. 166-173, JAN, 2012
1040-6387
10.1177/1040638711407684
Autor
Filoni, Cláudia
Dias, José Luiz Catão
Cattori, Valentino
Willi, Barbara
Meli, Marina L.
Corrêa, Sandra Helena Ramiro
Marques, Mara Cristina
Adania, Cristina Harumi
Silva, Jean Carlos Ramos da
Vianna Marvulo, Maria Fernanda
Neto, José Soares Ferreira
Durigon, Edison Luiz
Carvalho, Vania Maria de
Coutinho, Selene Dall Acqua
Lutz, Hans
Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina
Institución
Resumen
The aim of the current study was to investigate the exposure of captive wild felids to various infectious pathogens using serological and molecular methods. One hundred and fifty-nine neotropic felids and 51 exotic felids from 28 captive settings in Brazil were tested. While antibodies against Feline parvovirus and Feline coronavirus (FCoV), Feline calicivirus and Bartonella spp. were frequently detected by serologic tests, antibodies against Felid herpesvirus 1 or infection with hemotropic mycoplasmas were less prevalent. Serologic evidence of exposure to Ehrlichia spp., Feline immunodeficiency virus, and Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) was detected rarely, and infections with FeLV, Ehrlichia spp., and Cytauxzoon spp. were found infrequently. The detected Bartonella sequence was molecularly similar to B. koehlerae and B. henselae; for Cytauxzoon, the sequence resembled those from domestic cats. No Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Theileria spp. infections were detected. The positive test results varied significantly among different facilities and species. Additionally, FCoV seropositivity was more prevalent in captivity than in free-ranging populations. Results suggest that testing is appropriate prior to relocation of felids.