Title
Detection of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in manatees (Trichechus inunguis) of the Peruvian Amazon
Other title
Detección de infección por Toxoplasma gondii en manatíes (Trichechus inunguis) de la Amazonía Peruana
Date Issued
10 April 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Mathews Delgado P.
Mathews Delgado J.P.
Biffi Garcia C.
Francisco Malheiros A.
Instituto Veterinario de Investigaciones Tropicales
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Abstract
The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is an aquatic mammal that inhabits freshwater environments and is endemic to the Amazon Basin. The presence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies was investigated in 19 manatees in one rescue unit in the northern region of Peru. Antibodies to T. gondii were detected in 12 (63.2%) of 19 animals by using the modified agglutination test (titer, 1:25), and no association between sex and age of the animals and the presence of T. gondii antibodies was observed (P < 0.05). The results suggest a contamination by T. gondii oocysts in the aquatic environment where these animals live.
Start page
211
End page
216
Volume
18
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Parasitología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84875829851
Source
Acta Biologica Colombiana
ISSN of the container
19001649
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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