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Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in bats (Desmodus rotundus) captured near caves in cities from western region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Authors: Angelisa H. Biazus, Diogenes Dezen, Luiz Daniel de Barros, João Luis Garcia, Luiza Pires Portella, Fernanda Flores Vogel, Debora Olsson, Talita Carina Bogoni, Keila Catarina Prior, Osmar Bordignon, Juscivete F. Favero, Aleksandro Schafer da Silva

Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology | Issue 2/2016

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii is a mammalian parasite with a wide geographical distribution. Some seropositive animals for T. gondii can be asymptomatic, including humans. This study aimed to investigate the presence of antibodies against T. gondii in the serum of 50 vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) from the western region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil, using the modified agglutination test (MAT), in a dilution of 1:25. The results showed 10 % (5/50) are seropositive for T. gondii, showing that bats from that region had contact with T. gondii and are probably infected.

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Title: Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in bats (Desmodus rotundus) captured near caves in cities from western region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Authors: Angelisa H. Biazus
Diogenes Dezen
Luiz Daniel de Barros
João Luis Garcia
Luiza Pires Portella
Fernanda Flores Vogel
Debora Olsson
Talita Carina Bogoni
Keila Catarina Prior
Osmar Bordignon
Juscivete F. Favero
Aleksandro Schafer da Silva
Publication date: 01-03-2016
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 1618-5641
Electronic ISSN: 1618-565X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-016-2223-3

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Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in bats (Desmodus rotundus) captured near caves in cities from western region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil

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