Abstract
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the infection rate by Brucella spp. in wild and in captive animals. Serum samples from 121 animals (94 free-ranging and 27 captive) of different mammal species were evaluated. Sera were submitted to rose Bengal test (RBT) for screening and serum agglutination tests (SAT) and 2-mercaptoethanol test (2-ME) for confirmatory results. Nine animals (five free-ranging and four captive) tested positive in RBT, but negative in the confirmatory tests. Several domestic animal diseases that have control programs are not focused on wild reservoirs, such as brucellosis in Brazil. The study of new reservoirs in wildlife is essential to prevent emerging diseases.
Highlights
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the infection rate by Brucella spp. in wild and in captive animals
Wild animals that are treated as exotic pets pose a risk to public health from exposure to zoonosis [13]
Wildlife can become a new source of infection and re-contaminate domestic animals, as in the case of domestic pigs infected with brucellosis by wild boars in Europe [14]
Summary
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the infection rate by Brucella spp. in wild and in captive animals. Wildlife can become a new source of infection and re-contaminate domestic animals, as in the case of domestic pigs infected with brucellosis by wild boars in Europe [14]. This study aimed to detect the infection rate by Brucella spp. in serum samples of free-ranging and captive wild animals.
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