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Survey of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild mammals captured from Atlan...
Brito Junior,Pedro de Alcântara; Rocha,Josiane Moreira; Silva,Caroline Araújo da; Oliveira,Priscylla Marcelly Vilanova; Correia,Joelande EsquivelAbstract The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii present in wild mammals that were trap captured in forest fragments in the State of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. A total of 368 individuals (246 rodents, 104 marsupials and 18 bats) were captured using live catch traps. Serum samples were tested using the modified agglutination test, with a cut-off point at 1...
Eimeria spp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of marsupials (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia...
Fehlberg,Hllytchaikra Ferraz; Brito Junior,Pedro de Alcântara; Alvarez,Martín Roberto del Valle; Berto,Bruno Pereira; Albuquerque,George RêgoAbstract The occurrence of Eimeria Schneider, 1875 in mammals of the order Didelphimorphia indicates the infection-predisposition of these animals, which in turn is mainly determined for their eating habits. The objective of this work was to evaluate the parasitism of Eimeria spp. in marsupials of the Atlantic Forest of the southern region of Bahia. Fecal samples were collected from marsupials captured in the r...