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- Title
Risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in captive Sapajus spp.
- Authors
Ferreira, D. R. A.; Ribeiro, V. O.; Laroque, P. O.; Wagner, P. G. C.; Pinheiro Júnior, J. W.; Silva, J. C. R.; Dubey, J. P.; Rêgo, E. W.; Mota, R. A.
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in captive capuchin monkeys at a facility in the northeastern Brazil. Serum samples from 116 bearded capuchin ( Sapajus libidinosus), nine blonde capuchin ( Sapajus flavius), five black-capped capuchin ( Sapajus apella), and four capuchin monkeys ( Sapajus spp.) were tested for T. gondii antibodies using the modified agglutination test (MAT, cut-off ≥25); antibodies were found in 85.3% (99/116) of S. libidinosus, 55.6% (5/9) of S. flavius, 80.0% (4/5) of S. apella, and 75.0% (3/4) of S. spp. The risk factors associated with T. gondii seropositivity were ingestion of raw meat [OR = 4.13 (1.26; 13.50)] and old age [OR = 4.90 (1.70; 14.13)]. Results indicate a very high T. gondii seropositivity in these primate populations. To minimize exposure to T. gondii raw meat should not be fed to these animals. Am. J. Primatol. 77:558-562, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CAPUCHIN monkeys; MONKEY diseases; TOXOPLASMA gondii; DISEASE prevalence; CEREBRAL toxoplasmosis; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
American Journal of Primatology, 2015, Vol 77, Issue 5, p558
- ISSN
0275-2565
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ajp.22377