Antibodies against toxoplasmosis in semicaptive pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in Uruguay
Puentes, RodrigoUngerfeld, Rodolfo
The health status of wild animals is of particular interest in veterinary epidemiology to have certainty on the diseases that affect each species, and which ones may be shared with domestic species and humans. Epidemiological surveillance should be done as frequently as possible to predict the appearance of emerging diseases in susceptible animal populations. The pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) is an artiodactyl mammal belonging to the suborder of ruminants, considered on Appendix 1 of CITES and is designated an endangered species by the IUCN. Small isolated populations have been reported in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. In Uruguay there are two wild populations, and there is a third semi-captive population with approximately 80 individuals at the Estación de Cría de Fauna Autóctona Cerro Pan de Azúcar (ECFA, Maldonado, Uruguay). Until now, there is scarce information reported on infectious and parasitic diseases in this specie. The aim of this work was to determine the presence of antibodies against Leptospirosis (Leptospira interrogans, 21 serovars), Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii), Brucellosis (Brucella abortus), Chlamydiosis (Chlamydophila abortus), Enzootic bovine leukosis, Bovine herpesvirus and Bovine viral diarrhea in the ECFA pampas deer population.[...](AU)
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